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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]'' [[Image:{{Naturalization Photo}}|thumb|right]] | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United_States_Naturalization_and_Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]'' [[Image:{{Naturalization Photo}}|thumb|right|{{Naturalization Photo}}]] | ||
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= NATURALIZATION RECORDS [[Image:Flag and gavel.jpg|thumb|right]] = | = NATURALIZATION RECORDS [[Image:Flag and gavel.jpg|thumb|right|Flag and gavel.jpg]] = | ||
== Most Popular Websites for Naturalization Records == | == Most Popular Websites for Naturalization Records == | ||
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| '''''Website Links''''' | | '''''Website Links''''' | ||
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'''A wiki article describing an online collectionis found at:'''<br> | |||
[[New York, County Naturalization Records (Family Search Historical Records)|New York, County Naturalization Records (Family Search Historical Records)]]<br> | |||
== Locating Naturalization Records<br> == | == Locating Naturalization Records<br> == | ||
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Immigrant children, even today, receive their citizenship from their parents. Starting in 1790, children received derivative citizenship from their father (or mother in some cases). Derivative citizenship is defined as getting one's citizenship from another person. When the child's father became naturalized, his children under 16 (or 18, depending on the year) automatically became citizens. No paperwork was created. To prove his or her citizenship, the child would need his or her father's certificate of citizenship (or certificate of naturalization). | Immigrant children, even today, receive their citizenship from their parents. Starting in 1790, children received derivative citizenship from their father (or mother in some cases). Derivative citizenship is defined as getting one's citizenship from another person. When the child's father became naturalized, his children under 16 (or 18, depending on the year) automatically became citizens. No paperwork was created. To prove his or her citizenship, the child would need his or her father's certificate of citizenship (or certificate of naturalization). | ||
Beginning in 1824 until 1906, immigrants under the age of 21 (whose parents did not naturalize) could be naturalized without filing a declaration of intent after they reached the age of 21 and had met the residency requirements. The declaration was often submitted with the petition.<ref name="Newman">Newman, John J. ''American Naturalization Records 1790-1990.'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1998).</ref> | Beginning in 1824 until 1906, immigrants under the age of 21 (whose parents did not naturalize) could be naturalized without filing a declaration of intent after they reached the age of 21 and had met the residency requirements. The declaration was often submitted with the petition.<ref name="Newman">Newman, John J. ''American Naturalization Records 1790-1990.'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1998).</ref> | ||
==== Women<br> ==== | ==== Women<br> ==== | ||
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'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:''' | '''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:''' | ||
*[[ | *[[Pennsylvania Eastern District Naturalization Indexes (FamilySearch Historical Records)| Pennsylvania Eastern District Naturalization Indexes (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | ||
*[[United States, Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|United States, Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records]] | *[[United States, Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|United States, Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||