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Naturalization is the process of granting citizenship to foreign-born residents. Naturalization papers are an important source of information about an immigrant’s place of origin, his foreign and Americanized names, residence, and date of arrival. | |||
Immigrants to the United States have never been required to apply for citizenship. Of those who applied, many did not complete the requirements for citizenship. Evidence that an immigrant completed citizenship requirements can be found in censuses, court minutes, homestead records, passports, voting registers, and military papers. Even if an immigrant ancestor did not complete the process and become a citizen, he may have filed a declaration. These declarations can be very helpful. | |||
== | === Online Resources === | ||
Naturalization | *'''1787-1906''' {{RecordSearch|2064580|United States, New England, Petitions for Naturalization, 1787-1906, Northeast Region (including Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont)}} at FamilySearch — index - [[United States, New England, Petitions for Naturalization - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''1790-1954''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61211/ Vermont, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1954] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | |||
*'''1791-1906''' {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}} at FamilySearch — index - [[United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10694/us-naturalization-records-new-england-1791-1906 MyHeritage]($), | |||
*'''1795-1925''' {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at FamilySearch — index & images - [[United States, Passport Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | |||
*'''1918''' {{RecordSearch|1858291|United States Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918}} at FamilySearch — index - [[United States, Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | |||
*'''1944-2003''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62493 U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1944-2003] at Ancestry — index ($) | |||
<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[United States Naturalization Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div><br> | |||
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*The [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/ National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)] has applications filed in U.S. circuit and district courts from about 1842 to 1955. | *The [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/ National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)] has applications filed in U.S. circuit and district courts from about 1842 to 1955. | ||
*For naturalization records and indexes from state and federal courts available at the | *For naturalization records and indexes from state and federal courts available at the FamilySearch Library (FS Library), see {{FSC|United States, Vermont - Naturalization and citizenship|subject|subject-id=1493700657|disp=Vermont - Naturalization and citizenship}}. Naturalization records held by a county or city court are identified by searching under the county or city name. | ||
*Many Vermont naturalization records are available at the [ | *Many Vermont naturalization records are available at the [https://sos.vermont.gov/vsara/ Vermont State Archives & Records Administration]. Enter 'naturalization' in the keyword field of the [https://sos.vermont.gov/vsara/research/guide/ Research Guide], and Submit Query, or search the list of agencies that may have immigration- or naturalization-related collections. | ||
In the late 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) copied and indexed New England naturalization records for 1791 to 1906. The copies and index are at the [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/ National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)]. The [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] in Washington, D.C., and the [ | In the late 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) copied and indexed New England naturalization records for 1791 to 1906. The copies and index are at the [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/ National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)]. The [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] in Washington, D.C., and the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] have microfilm copies of the index: | ||
*United States, Immigration and Naturalization Service. ''Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906''. Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1983. {{ | *United States, Immigration and Naturalization Service. ''Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906''. Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1983. {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library films 1429671-787.}}<br>Some of the records are more recent than 1906. The index gives the name and location of the court, the date of naturalization, and the volume and page number (or certificate number) of the naturalization record.<br>Also online at {{RecordSearch|1840474|FamilySearch Historical Records}}. [[United States New England Naturalization Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|(Learn more.)]] | ||
For naturalization records after September 1906, contact the [[National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)]] or access the [ | For naturalization records after September 1906, contact the [[National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)]] or access the [https://www.uscis.gov/genealogy Genealogy Program] at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS). | ||
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