North Dakota, Manifests of Immigrant Arrivals - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This 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, NAID A3479.

This collection includes records for these localities and dates:
 * Northgate, December 1913-December 1921
 * Saint John, February 1910-December 1911; January 1914-February 1915; December 1917-November 1921

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 4

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The approximate date of arrival
 * The port of arrival

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?
Use these lists to:
 * Add any new information to your records
 * Find church and vital records such as birth and baptism records
 * Use the record to see if other family members immigrated with the person you are looking for
 * Search for the family in census records
 * Search for naturalization records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * 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
 * Look for the Declaration of Intent soon after the immigrant arrived. Then look for the Naturalization Petition five years later, when the residency requirement would have been met. Look for naturalization records in federal courts, then in state, county, or city courts. An individual may have filed the first and final papers in different courts and sometimes in a different state if the person moved. Immigrants who were younger than 18 when they arrived did not need to file a Declaration of Intent as part of the process

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of North Dakota.
 * Beginning Research in United States Immigration and Emigration Records
 * North Dakota Guided Research
 * North Dakota Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step North Dakota Research, 1893-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections
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FamilySearch Catalog

 * Michael Tepper, American passenger arrival records: a guide to the records of immigrants arriving at American ports by sail and steam Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, c1993 FS Library 973 W27am 1993
 * John Philip Colletta, They came in ships: a guide to finding your immigrant ancestor's arrival record. 3rd ed. Orem, Utah: Ancestry Publishing, c2002 FS Library 973 W27c 2002
 * Michael J. Anuta,Ships of our ancestors Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1993, 2006 FS Library 973 U3an 1993
 * Manifests of alien arrivals at Ambrose, Antler, Carbury, Fortuna, Noonan, Northgate, Portal, Sherwood, and Westhope, North Dakota, January 1921-December 1952
 * Manifests of alien arrivals at Northgate and Saint John, North Dakota, 1910-1921
 * Manifests of alien, January 1912-July 1924, and citizen, January 1912-December 1956, arrivals at Noyes, Minnesota, and at Dunseith, Neche, Pembina, Saint John, and Walhalla, North Dakota
 * North Dakota Writers' Project. Sponsored by the Division of Women's and Professional Projects (Works Progress Administration) and the State Historical Society of North Dakota Ethnic group files, ca. 1935-1942

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