North Dakota, Manifests of Immigrant Arrivals - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States  North Dakota

What is in the Collection?
This collection contains arrival manifests of immigrants arriving in North Dakota from two National Archives collections. Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Northgate and Saint John, North Dakota,1910-1921, A3479 over 1400 manifests and Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Ambrose, Antler, Carbury, Fortuna, Noonan, Northgate, Portal, Sherwood, and Westhope, North Dakota, 1/1921-12/1952, A3560. The collections are part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.


 * A3479
 * Northgate, December 1913-December 1921
 * Saint John, February 1910-December 1911; January 1914-February 1915;December 1917-November 1921

What Can this Collection Tell Me?
The records may include any of the following:


 * Full name
 * Age
 * Gender
 * Marital status
 * Citizenship
 * Last permanent residence
 * Birthplace
 * Final destination
 * Name of ship
 * Birth date and place
 * Name and address of friend or relative at last address
 * Final destination
 * Name and address of friend or relative in U.S.
 * Physical description and distinguishing marks
 * Who paid for passage
 * Purpose of visit
 * Port and date of departure
 * Port and date of entry

How Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor.
 * The approximate date of arrival.
 * The port of arrival.

Search by Name by visiting the Collection Page: Fill in the requested information in the boxes on the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the individuals in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person.

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page: To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the appropriate "NARA Roll Number" which takes you to the images.

Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:


 * There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
 * Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

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What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor on an arrival manifest, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details and lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?
Use these lists to:


 * Learn an immigrant’s place of origin
 * Confirm their date of arrival
 * Learn foreign and “Americanized” names
 * Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests.
 * Find federal immigration records

I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now?

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names.
 * Search the indexes and records of other port cities.

Citing This Collection
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