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Citizenship or naturalization records are valuable for non-British immigrants. These records begin with some aliens’ declarations taken in Lower Canada (Quebec) in the 1790s. Records from other eastern provinces date from the early or middle 1800s. | Citizenship or naturalization records are valuable for non-British immigrants. These records begin with some aliens’ declarations taken in Lower Canada (Quebec) in the 1790s. Records from other eastern provinces date from the early or middle 1800s. | ||
The Family History Library has many naturalization records of Canadians coming to the United States, but only a few such records for Canada. See the Locality Search of the | The Family History Library has many naturalization records of Canadians coming to the United States, but only a few such records for Canada. See the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
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*Obee, Dave. ''Naturalization and Citizenship Indexes in the Canada Gazette, 1915-1951: A Finding Aid''. Victoria, British Columbia : Dave Obee, c1999. {{FHL|837659|item|disp=FHL Book 971 P42o}} | *Obee, Dave. ''Naturalization and Citizenship Indexes in the Canada Gazette, 1915-1951: A Finding Aid''. Victoria, British Columbia : Dave Obee, c1999. {{FHL|837659|item|disp=FHL Book 971 P42o}} | ||
Naturalization records of Canadians who moved to the United States may be an excellent source for the town or city where your ancestor was born (especially records after 1906). See [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship]]. A high percentage of those named in the Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791–1906 are of Canadian origin. Film numbers of the 117 microfilms (Family History Library microfilms 1429671{{FHL|19737|title-id|disp=–1429787}}) are in the Locality Search of the | Naturalization records of Canadians who moved to the United States may be an excellent source for the town or city where your ancestor was born (especially records after 1906). See [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship]]. A high percentage of those named in the Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791–1906 are of Canadian origin. Film numbers of the 117 microfilms (Family History Library microfilms 1429671{{FHL|19737|title-id|disp=–1429787}}) are in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under any New England state, such as: | ||
CONNECTICUT - NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP | CONNECTICUT - NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP | ||