The “Saints by Sea” database provides information about about all known Latter-day Saint immigrant voyages by sea, including names of passengers and first-hand accounts.

Between 1840 and 1930, tens of thousands of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints immigrated to America. Many of them recorded inspiring experiences of their voyages across the ocean.

You can use the nearly 100,000 entries in the database to trace your ancestry back to original converts, helping you connect with your heritage. Explore the database at saintsbysea.lib.byu.edu.

Read the article “Interactive Database Documents Seafaring Journeys of Latter-day Saint Pioneers” to learn how this database was compiled by staff and students at BYU, collaborating with FamilySearch.