This article reports that 866,392 people emigrated from England and Ireland between 1837 and 1846. It was estimated that between 200,000 and 300,000 people would leave Ireland in 1847, following the 1846 potato famine. Approximately 37,000 Irish arrived in Boston that year.
Hampshire Gazette. “Emigration from England.” April 20, 1847. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l07-004/. Accessed on November 2, 2024.
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