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70 born in Greece - Alaska, Alien Arrivals at Various Locations 1906-1956

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  FamilySearch.org has a FREE database titled " Alaska, Alien Arrivals at Various Locations 1906-1956 " that includes 70 people born in Greece. This collection contains passenger lists of alien arrivals at various locations in Alaska, 1906-1956. Image are originally housed at The National Archives and Records Administration (Series A3434, M2016, M2017, M2018). The following information may be found in these records: Name Sex Age Last residence Place of birth Name and address of person where alien came from Who payed the passage If they had been in United States before Physical characteristics Steamer name Nationality Race Date and port of Arrival Final destination- person, address Occupation Purpose of coming

2,612 born Greece or Turkey - Louisiana, New Orleans Index to Passenger Lists, 1853-1952

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  FamilySearch.org has a new FREE database titled " Louisiana, New Orleans Index to Passenger Lists, 1853-1952 " which includes 1,818 born in Greece and 794 born in Turkey .   The following information may be found in these records: Ship's arrival date and port of entry Name of ship and port of departure Names of immigrants Immigrants' age, gender, marital status and occupation Country where immigrant has citizenship Last place of residence in that country Name of relative or friend living at last residence Name of relative or friend to be visited in this country Destination Physical description Birthplace The collection includes an index to Passenger Lists of Vessels arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana for the years 1853–1899 prepared by the Works Progress Administration. The records correspond with NARA publication T527: Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, LA, before 1900, and were filmed at the NARA facility in College Park, Maryland. The ...

8,849 born in Greece & Turkey - New York, Index to Passenger Lists 1897-1902

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  FamilySearch.org has a new FREE database titled NEW YORK, INDEX TO PASSENGER LISTS OF VESSELS, 1897-1902 .  It includes 5,058 people born in Greece and an additional 3,691 born in Turkey. This collection contains indexes to passenger lists of vessels arriving at New York, New York. The records were compiled between 1897 and 1902. It corresponds with NARA series T519. The cards are arranged in alphabetical order and contain such information as name, date and place of birth, sex, occupation, nationality, place of last residence, etc. Passenger arrival lists, or customs manifests, date back to 1820. The first official emigration station for New York was Castle Garden, located at the tip of lower Manhattan. Congressional action in 1891 resulted in federal immigration officials recording the immigrants’ arrival. After January 1892, passengers arriving in New York debarked at Ellis Island, located east of Manhattan in the New York Harbor. From 1892 to 1924, almost all immigrants...

45 born in Greece - El Paso, Texas Alien Arrivals, 1924-1954

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  FamilySearch.org has a new FREE database titled "Texas, Manifests of Permanent and Statistical Alien Arrivals at El Paso, 1924-1954" which includes 45 people born in Greece.   This collection contains over 200,000 manifests of alien arrivals at El Paso Texas from 1924 through 1954. It corresponds with NARA publication A3455. Patrons should check the back of each card as there is more information, and in some cases a photo, on the back. The following information may be found in these records: Name Residence Birth Date Birth Place Gender Marital Status Occupation Nationality Date entering the country

91 born in Greece - Maine, Alien Arrivals, 1906-1953

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FamilySearch.org has a new FREE database titled "MAINE, ALIEN ARRIVALS, 1906-1953" which has 91 people who have listed Greece as their place of birth. This is a collection of alien arrivals in Maine between the years 1906-1953 and includes records from the following National Archives Microfilm Publications which are part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Eastport, Fort Kent, Lubec, and Madawaska, Maine, ca. 1906-December 1952.  A3428: Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Bangor and Houlton, Maine, ca. 1906-1953. 3 Rolls  M2042: Alphabetical Manifest Cards of Alien Arrivals at Calais, Maine, ca. 1906-1952. 5 rolls  M2046: Alphabetical Manifest Cards of Alien Arrivals at Jackman, Maine, ca. 1909-1953. 3 Rolls  M2064: Alphabetical Manifest Cards of Alien and Citizen Arrivals at Fort Fairfield, Maine, ca. 1909-April 1953.1 Roll  M2065: Alphabetical Manifest Cards of Alien Arrivals at Van Buren, Maine...

7 Born in Greece - San Francisco, California Passenger Lists from Insular Possessions, 1907-1911

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FamilySearch.org has added a database titled "California, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco from Insular Possessions, 1907-1911" which includes 7 people born in Greece. The following information may be found in these records: Name Age Sex Nationality Race Time entering insular possessions and where Final destination

3,133 born in Greece - Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971

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Ancestry.com ($) has a database titled AFRICA, ASIA AND EUROPE, PASSENGER LISTS OF DISPLACED PERSONS, 1946-1971 which includes 3,133 people who were born in Greece .  There are an additional 2,569 people born in Turkey, some with Greek sounding names. DESCRIPTION The upheavals wrought by Nazi persecution and the Second World War caused mass uprooting of individuals and groups. Many of these individuals wished to emigrate from Europe in order to begin a new life – a goal supported and coordinated by the International Refugee Organization (IRO) and later by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Movements of Migrants from Europe (ICEM). This collection consists of passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern E...

546 born in Greece - Texas, Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Corpus Christi, Texas and Vicinity, 1948-1959

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t FamilySearch.org  has a  FREE  database titled  TEXAS, PASSENGER AND CREW LISTS OF VESSELS ARRIVING AT CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS AND VICINITY, JUNE 1948 - JANUARY 1959 .  There are  546 people in these records that show Greece as their place of birth .  There are an additional 7 showing Turkey as their place of birth. DESCRIPTION This collection contains passenger and crew lists of vessels arriving at Corpus Christi, Texas, and Vicinity, June 1948-January 1959. The records usually include the name of the vessel, ports and dates of departure and arrival, and the following information about each crew member: full name, position in ship’s company, age, gender, race, nationality. These records correspond with NARA publication A3458 and were filmed at the NARA facility in College Park, Maryland.

632 born in Greece - Arizona, Nogales, Index and Manifests of Alien Arrivals, 1905-1952

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FamilySearch.org has a FREE database titled ARIZONA, NOGALES, INDEX AND MANIFESTS OF ALIEN ARRIVALS, 1905-1952 .  There are 632 people in these records that show Greece as their place of birth .  There are an additional 206 showing Turkey as their place of birth, some with Greek sounding names. DESCRIPTION This collection contains over 455,000 manifests and related index cards of permanent and temporary alien arrivals at Nogales, Arizona, 1905-1952. The cards are arranged alphabetically by surname and include such information as name, age, gender, marital status, occupation, citizenship, race, last permanent residence, birthplace, etc. The original records were filmed by the INS in August-October 1956 and then destroyed. The microfilms were later transferred to the National Archives under NARA publication M1769.

27,236 Born in Greece/Turkey - U.S., DEPARTING Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914-1966

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This is the first time I've seen records for passengers and crew departing the U.S.   It doesn't cover everything so make sure you check the sources listed below. Ancestry.com has a database titled All U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914-1966.  It includes 21,874 people recorded as being born in Greece and 5,362 born in Turkey,  Description: These passenger and crew departure lists from both ships and aircraft were recorded on a variety of forms that were then turned over to the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Details requested on the forms varied, but they typically include the name of the vessel, departure date, ports of departure and destination, shipmaster, full name, age, gender, physical description, military rank (if any), occupation, birthplace, citizen of what country, and residence. For military transports, you may find the next of kin, relationships, and address listed as well. Later manifests may include visa or passport numbe...