Vermont Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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Vermont Naturalization Records 1908-1987
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Record Description
Record Type Petitions, Declarations and Oaths of Allegiance
Record Group RG 21: Records of District Courts of the United States
Collection years 1908-1987
National Archives Identifier 350
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What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

Records of naturalization declarations and petitions for the U.S. District Courts of Vermont from 1908 to 1987. These records were digitized at the National Archive at Boston, Waltham, Massachusetts and are a collaboration with the National Archives and Records Administration(NARA) and Ancestry.com. These records are part of Record Group 21 Records of District Courts of the United States.Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.


See United States Naturalization and Citizenship for more information on United States naturalization records.


Related National Archives Collections[edit | edit source]

U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont

Index and Image Visibility[edit | edit source]

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To Browse This Collection[edit | edit source]

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Vermont Naturalization Records 1908-1987.

What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

The following information may be found in these records:

  • Name
  • Place of Birth
  • Age
  • Date of Birth
  • Home Address at time of Naturalization
  • Physical Description and Picture
  • Last Place of foreign residence
  • Country of birth
  • Occupation

Collection Contents[edit | edit source]

Sample Images[edit | edit source]

  • 1945 Declaration of Intention

    1945 Declaration of Intention

  • 1979 Petition for Naturalization

    1979 Petition for Naturalization

  • 1978 Notice of Entry of Appearance

    1978 Notice of Entry of Appearance

  • 1979 Personal Description and Oath of Allegiance

    1979 Personal Description and Oath of Allegiance

How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]

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  • Approximate date of the event

Search the Index[edit | edit source]

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  1. Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
  2. Click Search to show possible matches

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How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

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What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Add any new information you find to your records
  • Make sure to fully transcribe and cite the record entry for future reference
  • Use the information found in the record to find other records such as emigrations, port records, and ship’s manifests
  • Use the information you find in the record to find more details about the person you are looking for such as foreign and Americanized names
  • Use the record to see if other family members who may have immigrated with the person you are looking for are listed and have additional information or leads; you may also find additional information on new family members in censuses
  • Use the information found in the record to find land and probate records
  • Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Consult the Vermont Record Finder to search other records
  • If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
  • If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county
  • Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
  • Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well
  • Check the info box above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records
  • Look for the Declaration of Intent soon after the immigrant arrived. Then look for the Naturalization Petition five years later, when the residency requirement would have been met. Look for naturalization records in federal courts, then in state, county, or city courts. An individual may have filed the first and final papers in different courts and sometimes in a different state if the person moved. Immigrants who were younger than 18 when they arrived did not need to file a Declaration of Intent as part of the process
  • Check other possible ports of entry

Research Helps[edit | edit source]

The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Vermont.

Other FamilySearch Collections[edit | edit source]

These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog[edit | edit source]

  • Newman, John J. American Naturalization Records;1790-1990: what they are and how to use them. Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998. FS Library book 973 P47na
  • Szucs, Loretto Dennis They became Americans: finding naturalization records and ethnic origins. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry Publishing, 1998. FS Library book 973 P47t

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