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From: "Steven Lay" <>
Subject: 1810-1830 immigration Why?
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 23:36:06 -0500


There appears there was a lage movement from New England into central and
western New York in the first half of the 19th century. I have two lines
of my family that came to New York from New Hampshire in that time span. I
realize the Erie Canal opened in 1825 and made movement west easier, but
still you had to get from New Hampshire to Albany and that must not of been
an easy trip in 1825. Anyone know New York and/or New Hampshire history
enough to offer suggestions on why there was a heavy movement west at that
time?

Steve Lay
Hackettstown, N.J.

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