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Tracing Immigrants Arrival Naturalization and Citizenship (view source)
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Although the specifics vary by place, the naturalization process was similar for most immigrants. After a specified period of residency, the alien filed a declaration of intent to be naturalized. Later he or she petitioned a court for naturalization. Seek the records for each of these steps. Declarations of intent to become a citizen and petitions for naturalization usually provide the most information. | Although the specifics vary by place, the naturalization process was similar for most immigrants. After a specified period of residency, the alien filed a declaration of intent to be naturalized. Later he or she petitioned a court for naturalization. Seek the records for each of these steps. Declarations of intent to become a citizen and petitions for naturalization usually provide the most information. | ||
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/7209? James H. Kettner.'' The development of American citizenship, 1608-1870''Chapel Hill, North Carolina : University of North Carolina Press, 1978. FHL 973 P4k] | |||
Additional sources of United States emigration and records are— | Additional sources of United States emigration and records are— | ||