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=== Online Resources ===
== Online Resources ==
 
*{{RecordSearch|1877829|Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957}} index and images
*{{RecordSearch|2064580|United States, New England, Petitions for Naturalization, 1787-1906, Northeast Region (including Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont)}} images only
*{{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}} index
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1629 U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes for Maine, 1791-1992] Index ($)
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1629 U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes for Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, 1791-1992] Index ($)
*{{RecordSearch|2040046|Maine, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1990}} images only
*{{RecordSearch|2300674|Maine, Bath, Seamen's Proofs of Citizenship, 1833-1868}} index and images
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2899 Maine, Naturalization Records - Originals, 1906-1929] ($) index and images
*{{RecordSearch|2613134|Maine, United States Naturalization Records, 1918-1991}} index and images<br><br>


* '''1718-1957''' {{RecordSearch|1877829|Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[Maine, State Archive Collections - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''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 - [[United States, New England, Petitions for Naturalization - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images
* '''1791-1906''' {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10694/us-naturalization-records-new-england-1791-1906 MyHeritage]($),
* '''1791-1992''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1629 U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes for Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, 1791-1992] at Ancestry($); Index
* '''1800-1990''' {{RecordSearch|2040046|Maine, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1990}} at FamilySearch - [[Maine, County Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images
* '''1833-1868''' {{RecordSearch|2300674|Maine, Bath, Seamen's Proofs of Citizenship, 1833-1868}} at FamilySearch - [[Maine, Bath, Seamen's Proofs of Citizenship - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1906-1929''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2899 Maine, Naturalization Records - Originals, 1906-1929] at Ancestry($); index and images
* '''1918-1991''' {{RecordSearch|2613134|Maine, United States Naturalization Records, 1918-1991}} at FamilySearch - [[Maine, United States Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1944-2003''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62493 U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1944-2003] at Ancestry — index($)
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*[[United States New England Naturalization Index - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>




Applications for citizenship before 1906 could be filed in any county, state, or federal court in [[Maine, United States Genealogy|Maine]]. Some immigrants went to the office of the selectmen in their towns. The Maine State Archives is gathering all pre-1930 Maine court records, including declarations, petitions, and oaths. The Family History Library has naturalization records for many of the Maine counties.
Applications for citizenship before 1906 could be filed in any county, state, or federal court in [[Maine, United States Genealogy|Maine]]. Some immigrants went to the office of the selectmen in their towns. The Maine State Archives is gathering all pre-1930 Maine court records, including declarations, petitions, and oaths. The FamilySearch Library has naturalization records for many of the Maine counties.


=== Index  ===
=== Index  ===


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 National Archives—New England Region. The [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] in Washington, D.C., and the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] have microfilm copies of the index:  
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 National Archives—New England Region. 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. {{FHL|19737|item|disp=FHL 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 on line at {{RecordSearch|1840474|FamilySearch Historical Records}}
*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 on line at {{RecordSearch|1840474|FamilySearch Historical Records}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


*United States District Court (Maine), ''Index to declarations of intention and index to naturalization petitions [Maine], 1906-1955'' (SLC, Utah, 2004) {{FHL|1201478|item|disp=FHL film 2371828 item 2 (first of 7 films)}}
*United States District Court (Maine), ''Index to declarations of intention and index to naturalization petitions [Maine], 1906-1955'' (SLC, Utah, 2004) {{FSC|1201478|item|disp=FS Library film 2371828 item 2 (first of 7 films)}}


=== Records  ===
=== Records  ===


*For records after 1906, use the [http://www.uscis.gov/genealogy Genealogy Program] at&nbsp;[http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov].
*For records after 1906, use the [http://www.uscis.gov/genealogy Genealogy Program] at [http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov].


*United States Circuit Court and District Court, ''Naturalization Records (Maine), 1790-1945&nbsp;: NARA, RG21'' (SLC, Utah, 2008) {{FHL|1467473|item|disp=FHL film 2429180 item 2 (first film)}}
*United States Circuit Court and District Court, ''Naturalization Records (Maine), 1790-1945 : NARA, RG21'' (SLC, Utah, 2008) {{FSC|1467473|item|disp=FS Library film 2429180 item 2 (first film)}}


=== References  ===
=== References  ===
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Applications for citizenship before 1906 could be filed in any county, state, or federal court in Maine. Some immigrants went to the office of the selectmen in their towns. The Maine State Archives is gathering all pre-1930 Maine court records, including declarations, petitions, and oaths. The FamilySearch Library has naturalization records for many of the Maine counties.

Index[edit | edit source]

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 National Archives—New England Region. The National Archives in Washington, D.C., and the 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. FS Library films 1429671-787.
    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.
    Also on line at FamilySearch Historical Records at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Records[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

Maine Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.

Maine State Archive Collections - FamilySearch Historical Records (Wiki Article)