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== Online Resources == | |||
*'''1795-1925''' {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Passport Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1796-1991''' {{RecordSearch|2649169|New Jersey Naturalization Records, 1796-1991}} at FamilySearch - [[New Jersey Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | |||
*'''1905-1944''' {{RecordSearch|3338294|United States, New Jersey, Naturalization records from various counties, 1905-1944}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, New Jersey, Naturalization Records From Various Counties - FamiySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | |||
*'''1918''' {{RecordSearch|1858291|United States Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | |||
*'''1944-2003''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62493 U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1944-2003] at Ancestry — index($) | |||
== Colonial Naturalizations == | == Colonial Naturalizations == | ||
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Few naturalizations were required in the colonial period since most immigrants came from the British Isles. Naturalizations that did occur can usually be found either in court or legislative records. Between 1702 and 1776, the New Jersey General Assembly passed acts granting citizenship to over 640 specific individuals who petitioned either the Assembly or the Supreme Court. The records seldom give more than names and places of residence. The Supreme Court minutes have naturalizations beginning in 1741. Lists of persons naturalized before 1790 can be found in: | Few naturalizations were required in the colonial period since most immigrants came from the British Isles. Naturalizations that did occur can usually be found either in court or legislative records. Between 1702 and 1776, the New Jersey General Assembly passed acts granting citizenship to over 640 specific individuals who petitioned either the Assembly or the Supreme Court. The records seldom give more than names and places of residence. The Supreme Court minutes have naturalizations beginning in 1741. Lists of persons naturalized before 1790 can be found in: | ||
*New Jersey. Supreme Court. ''Naturalization Records, 1749-1873; Card Index, 1761-1860''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. ( | *New Jersey. Supreme Court. ''Naturalization Records, 1749-1873; Card Index, 1761-1860''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|124064|title-id|disp=films 1022906-14}}.) These microfilms include petitions, 1749-1810 and 1851-1873, also naturalization records, 1761-1860. | ||
*''Index to Naturalization Records, 1703-1862''. ( | *''Index to Naturalization Records, 1703-1862''. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|96516|title-id|disp=film 913176 item 1}}.) This is a card index to legislative naturalization petitions, 1703 to 1776, 1785, and 1787 and also to Supreme Court and Chancery Court naturalizations. | ||
*Stevenson, John R. "Persons Naturalized in New Jersey Between 1702 and 1776'',"'' ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Record'', Vol. 28, No. 2 (Apr. 1897): 86-89. Digital version at [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{ | *Stevenson, John R. "Persons Naturalized in New Jersey Between 1702 and 1776'',"'' ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Record'', Vol. 28, No. 2 (Apr. 1897): 86-89. Digital version at [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{FSC|1261677|item|disp=FS Library Book 974 B2n, Volume 28}}. | ||
*Winkel, Peter A. ''Naturalizations, Province of New Jersey, 1747-1775'', The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey 65 (1990): 1-8, 59-66. ( | *Winkel, Peter A. ''Naturalizations, Province of New Jersey, 1747-1775'', The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey 65 (1990): 1-8, 59-66. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|974.9 B2g|disp=book 974.9 B2g}}.) | ||
*''Guide to Naturalization Records in New Jersey''. Newark, New Jersey: Historical Records Program, 1941. ( | *''Guide to Naturalization Records in New Jersey''. Newark, New Jersey: Historical Records Program, 1941. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|381599|title-id|disp=fiche 6045826}}.) | ||
== Post-1790 Naturalizations == | == Post-1790 Naturalizations == | ||
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County clerks have naturalization records from about 1795 through 1929. Since 1930 most new citizens have naturalized at the U.S. District Court of New Jersey at Newark, Trenton, or Camden. County clerks also have separate volumes of military petitions of soldiers who were naturalized after Civil War and World War I service. | County clerks have naturalization records from about 1795 through 1929. Since 1930 most new citizens have naturalized at the U.S. District Court of New Jersey at Newark, Trenton, or Camden. County clerks also have separate volumes of military petitions of soldiers who were naturalized after Civil War and World War I service. | ||
The [ | The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has court of common pleas naturalization records to 1906 for all counties except Camden. The [http://nj.gov/state/darm/archives.html state archives] has these same records for all counties, including Camden. Collections by other courts include: | ||
*New Jersey Court of Chancery.''Naturalization Records, 1832–1847, 1852, 1856-1858, 1861–1862.'' ( | *New Jersey Court of Chancery.''Naturalization Records, 1832–1847, 1852, 1856-1858, 1861–1862.'' (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|124036|title-id|disp=film 1022907}}) | ||
*New Jersey Supreme Court.''Naturalization Records, 1749–1873; Card Index, 1761–1860. ''{{ | *New Jersey Supreme Court.''Naturalization Records, 1749–1873; Card Index, 1761–1860. ''{{FSC|124064|item|disp= FS Library film 1022906 (first of 8)}} | ||
*United States District Court for New Jersey. ''Petition for Natualization...1914–1945''. {{ | *United States District Court for New Jersey. ''Petition for Natualization...1914–1945''. {{FSC|2397433|disp=FS Library film 2397433 (first of 185)}}<br> | ||
*Naturalization declarations and petitions and indexes for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1838 to 1985, are at the [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/ National Archives — Northeast Region]. | *Naturalization declarations and petitions and indexes for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1838 to 1985, are at the [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/ National Archives — Northeast Region]. | ||
Petitions for Naturalization from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey at Newark, New Jersey, and records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service are available at the following Ancestry collection: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61325 New Jersey, Naturalization Records, 1878-1945] ($). | |||
The records listed above often give the person's town or county of birth and sometimes give the birth date, place and date of emigration, and place and date of arrival in the United States. | The records listed above often give the person's town or county of birth and sometimes give the birth date, place and date of emigration, and place and date of arrival in the United States. | ||
{{Tip|'''1860-1914''' Between these dates search county records in the [ | {{Tip|'''1860-1914''' Between these dates search county records in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog].}} | ||
The following is an inventory of the naturalization records found in the various courthouses in New Jersey as of 1941: | The following is an inventory of the naturalization records found in the various courthouses in New Jersey as of 1941: | ||
*''Guide to Naturalization Records in New Jersey''. Newark, New Jersey: Historical Records Program, 1941. ( | *''Guide to Naturalization Records in New Jersey''. Newark, New Jersey: Historical Records Program, 1941. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|638697|title-id|disp=book 974.9 A3h; fiche 6045826}}.) This book does not list the names of persons. It tells the type of naturalization records, and the years they were kept, in each county prior to 1940. | ||
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Online Resources
- 1795-1925 United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1796-1991 New Jersey Naturalization Records, 1796-1991 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1905-1944 United States, New Jersey, Naturalization records from various counties, 1905-1944 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1918 United States Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1944-2003 U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1944-2003 at Ancestry — index($)
Colonial Naturalizations
Few naturalizations were required in the colonial period since most immigrants came from the British Isles. Naturalizations that did occur can usually be found either in court or legislative records. Between 1702 and 1776, the New Jersey General Assembly passed acts granting citizenship to over 640 specific individuals who petitioned either the Assembly or the Supreme Court. The records seldom give more than names and places of residence. The Supreme Court minutes have naturalizations beginning in 1741. Lists of persons naturalized before 1790 can be found in:
- New Jersey. Supreme Court. Naturalization Records, 1749-1873; Card Index, 1761-1860. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. (FamilySearch Library films 1022906-14.) These microfilms include petitions, 1749-1810 and 1851-1873, also naturalization records, 1761-1860.
- Index to Naturalization Records, 1703-1862. (FamilySearch Library film 913176 item 1.) This is a card index to legislative naturalization petitions, 1703 to 1776, 1785, and 1787 and also to Supreme Court and Chancery Court naturalizations.
- Stevenson, John R. "Persons Naturalized in New Jersey Between 1702 and 1776," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Record, Vol. 28, No. 2 (Apr. 1897): 86-89. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FS Library Book 974 B2n, Volume 28.
- Winkel, Peter A. Naturalizations, Province of New Jersey, 1747-1775, The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey 65 (1990): 1-8, 59-66. (FamilySearch Library book 974.9 B2g.)
- Guide to Naturalization Records in New Jersey. Newark, New Jersey: Historical Records Program, 1941. (FamilySearch Library fiche 6045826.)
Post-1790 Naturalizations
After 1790 aliens could declare their intention to become citizens and later be naturalized in any court. Most naturalizations took place in the county courts of common pleas, but naturalizations were also recorded by circuit, chancery (since 1802), supreme, U.S. district, and other courts. A 1794 law granted aliens the right to own real estate if, prior to purchase, they had filed a declaration of intention to become a citizen.
County clerks have naturalization records from about 1795 through 1929. Since 1930 most new citizens have naturalized at the U.S. District Court of New Jersey at Newark, Trenton, or Camden. County clerks also have separate volumes of military petitions of soldiers who were naturalized after Civil War and World War I service.
The FamilySearch Library has court of common pleas naturalization records to 1906 for all counties except Camden. The state archives has these same records for all counties, including Camden. Collections by other courts include:
- New Jersey Court of Chancery.Naturalization Records, 1832–1847, 1852, 1856-1858, 1861–1862. (FamilySearch Library film 1022907)
- New Jersey Supreme Court.Naturalization Records, 1749–1873; Card Index, 1761–1860. FS Library film 1022906 (first of 8)
- United States District Court for New Jersey. Petition for Natualization...1914–1945. FS Library film 2397433 (first of 185)
- Naturalization declarations and petitions and indexes for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1838 to 1985, are at the National Archives — Northeast Region.
Petitions for Naturalization from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey at Newark, New Jersey, and records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service are available at the following Ancestry collection: New Jersey, Naturalization Records, 1878-1945 ($).
The records listed above often give the person's town or county of birth and sometimes give the birth date, place and date of emigration, and place and date of arrival in the United States.
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1860-1914 Between these dates search county records in the FamilySearch Catalog. |
The following is an inventory of the naturalization records found in the various courthouses in New Jersey as of 1941:
- Guide to Naturalization Records in New Jersey. Newark, New Jersey: Historical Records Program, 1941. (FamilySearch Library book 974.9 A3h; fiche 6045826.) This book does not list the names of persons. It tells the type of naturalization records, and the years they were kept, in each county prior to 1940.