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=== Locating Records by Time Period === | === Locating Records by Time Period === | ||
==== Colonial | ==== Colonial Records (Pre-1790) ==== | ||
Naturalization records before 1790 differ vastly from later naturalization records. Colonial naturalizations consist mostly of lists of those that took the oath of allegiance. The colony where the immigrant was living had jurisdiction over naturalizations. | Naturalization records before 1790 differ vastly from later naturalization records. Colonial naturalizations consist mostly of lists of those that took the oath of allegiance. The colony where the immigrant was living had jurisdiction over naturalizations. | ||