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| link5= [[Wayne County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Wayne]] | | link5= [[Wayne County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Wayne]] | ||
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| CID = CID3158041 | | CID = CID3158041 | ||
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| custodian =[https://waynecountypa.gov/458/Prothonotary Wayne County Prothonotary, Pennsylvania ] | | custodian =[https://waynecountypa.gov/458/Prothonotary Wayne County Prothonotary, Pennsylvania ] | ||
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== What is in This Collection? == | == What is in This Collection? == | ||
This collection contains naturalization records from the Court of Common Pleas in Wayne County, Pennsylvania for years 1799-1906. This collection contains an index to naturalizations, naturalizations, declarations, naturalizations-minors, and naturalizations-adults. Microfilm of original records at the Wayne County Court House, Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Some petitions include declarations. Some documents are missing. | This collection contains naturalization records from the Court of Common Pleas in Wayne County, Pennsylvania for years 1799-1906. This collection contains an index to naturalizations, naturalizations, declarations, naturalizations-minors, and naturalizations-adults. Microfilm of original records at the Wayne County Court House, Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Some petitions include declarations. Some documents are missing. | ||
== What Can these Records Tell Me? == | == What Can these Records Tell Me? == | ||
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*Marital status | *Marital status | ||
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== Collection Content == | == Collection Content == | ||
=== Sample Image === | === Sample Image === | ||
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Image:Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Court of Common Pleas, Naturalization Records 007187817 00040.jpg|1857 Petition | Image:Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Court of Common Pleas, Naturalization Records 007187817 00040.jpg|1857 Petition | ||
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== How Do I Search the Collection? == | == How Do I Search the Collection? == | ||
To begin your search it is helpful to know: | To begin your search it is helpful to know: | ||
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? === | === How Do I Analyze the Results? === | ||
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. | Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. | ||
== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members. | Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members. | ||
=== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? === | === I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? === | ||
*Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records. | *Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records. | ||
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*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family. | *Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family. | ||
*[[Pennsylvania Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900. | *[[Pennsylvania Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900. | ||
=== I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now? === | ||
*Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name. | *Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name. | ||
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*Search in the [[Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries]]. | *Search in the [[Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries]]. | ||
*Search in the [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=188656&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Pennsylvania%2C%20Wayne%22%20%2Bkeywords%3Acounty FamilySearch Library Catalog] | *Search in the [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=188656&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Pennsylvania%2C%20Wayne%22%20%2Bkeywords%3Acounty FamilySearch Library Catalog] | ||
=== Research Helps === | === Research Helps === | ||
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|Pennsylvania]]. | The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|Pennsylvania]]. | ||
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* [[Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]] | * [[Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]] | ||
* [[Step-by-Step Pennsylvania Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]] | * [[Step-by-Step Pennsylvania Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]] | ||
== Citing this Collection == | == Citing this Collection == | ||
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. | |||
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== How Can I Contribute to the FamilySearch Wiki? == | == How Can I Contribute to the FamilySearch Wiki? == | ||
{{Contributor invite}} | {{Contributor invite}} | ||