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 How our ancestors arrived in America







Travel and Migration Timeline

1607
13 May:  Three ships arrive with the first settlers of Virginia Colony.NPS LoA
1620
15 Jul:  The Mayflower leaves London to join the Speedwell in Southampton, England.ProjGut
22 Jul:  The Pilgrims board the ship Speedwell in Delfshaven, Holland bound for Southampton, England to meet up with the Mayflower.MH AoC
6 Sep:  The Mayflower leaves Plymouth, England for the New World.MayflowerSteps PP
9 Nov:  Cape Cod is sighted from the Mayflower.MH MF400
11 Nov:  The Mayflower anchors at what is now Provincetown, Massachusetts.Plimoth AJ
16 Dec:  The Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth aboard the Mayflower.Plimoth AJ
1621
5 Apr:  The Mayflower leaves New Plymouth and heads back to England.Plimoth NEHS
1630
Feb:  The Lyon leaves Bristol, England on its first voyage to Massachusetts.S2A
8 Apr:  The Winthrop Fleet finally sets sail from England heading for Massachusetts Bay.PP M-CH
May:  The Lyon arrives in Salem.S2A
1 Dec:  The Lyon leaves Bristol, England on its second voyage to Massachusetts.S2A GoogleBooks
1630/1
5 Feb:  The Lyon arrives in Salem.RWFA S2A
1631
23 Aug:  On or about 23 August 1631, the Lyon leaves London on its third voyage to Massachusetts.F-a-G S2A
2 Nov:  The Lyon arrives in Nantasket.S2A GoogleBooks
1632
22 Jun:  The Lyon leaves London on its fourth voyage to Massachusetts.S2A Whipple
23 Jul:  300 French colonists set sail for the new world.AdB Academic
16 Sep:  The Lyon arrives in Boston.S2A ISTG
1635
25 Aug:  The Great Colonial Hurricane plows through New England destroying anything in its path.NEHS HS
1683
6 Oct:  The first German immigrants arrive in Philadelphia aboard the Concord.GAS NYTimes
1830
28 May:  The Indian Removal Act is signed into law.LoC SI
1889
22 Apr:  At noon, the Oklahoma Land Rush is on.OHS NCM
1912
10 Apr:  The RMS Titanic sails from Southampton, England on its maiden voyage.UT AYMag
15 Apr:  The RMS Titanic sinks after striking an iceberg. tGLIoAH
1933
10 Jun:  The Immigration and Naturalization Service is established.USCitizenship USNA