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 ==== Colonial Time Period (Before 1790)<br>  ====
-Naturalization records before 1790 differ vastly.&nbsp; Colonial naturalization consisted mostly of oaths of allegience and lists of those that naturalized
+Naturalization records before 1790 differ vastly from later naturalization records.&nbsp; Colonial naturalization consisted mostly of oaths of allegience and lists of those that naturalized. The colony where the immigrant was living gave naturalizations.
 A good source to locate colonial naturalization records is William P. Filby's ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s- 1900s.&nbsp; ''This source has indexed published passenger lists as well as early published naturalization records.&nbsp; ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s- 1900s ''includes the <br>
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 ==== Records Between 1790 and September 1906 <br>  ====