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=== Soundex Index  ===
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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 [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/ National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)]. 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 [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/ National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)]. The [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] in Washington, D.C., and the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History 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 online at {{RecordSearch|1840474|FamilySearch Historical Records}}. [[United States New England Naturalization Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|(Learn more.)]]
*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 online at {{RecordSearch|1840474|FamilySearch Historical Records}}. [[United States New England Naturalization Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|(Learn more.)]]


The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] also has:  
The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library] also has:  


*United States, District Court (Massachusetts). ''Naturalization Index Cards, 1790–1926''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1985. {{FHL|393728|item|disp=FHL films 1420205-21}} An index to naturalization records of the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Circuit Court for Massachusetts. A letter M beside the petition number indicates that it is a military naturalization.  
*United States, District Court (Massachusetts). ''Naturalization Index Cards, 1790–1926''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1985. {{FHL|393728|item|disp=FHL films 1420205-21}} An index to naturalization records of the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Circuit Court for Massachusetts. A letter M beside the petition number indicates that it is a military naturalization.