United States, New England Seamen Records, 1790-1947

What is in This Collection?

This collection index & images of records related to seamen from the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Images are housed at the National Archives and Records Administration regional facility in Boston, Massachusetts. See United States, New England Seamen Records - Inventory for a list of National Archives collections in this publication.

This collection is associated with NARA Record Group 21, Records of U.S. District Courts; Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard; Record Group 36, Records of the United States Custom Service; and Record Group 41, Record of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

• Name
• Age
• Birthplace

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1897 Record

Inventory

For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see United States, New England Seamen Records - Inventory.