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*Alexander Young, ''Chronicles of the First Planters of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, 1623 to 1636'' (Boston, 1846), viii, 571 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/chroniclesoffirs00youn Internet Archive], [http://books.google.com/books?id=IcASAAAAYAAJ Google Books], and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27031 Ancestry] ($) or [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48126 Ancestry] ($) (rep.).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/950510 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|144722|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 H2ya or film 896651 Item 1}} (with digital link).<br>
*Alexander Young, ''Chronicles of the First Planters of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, 1623 to 1636'' (Boston, 1846), viii, 571 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/chroniclesoffirs00youn Internet Archive], [http://books.google.com/books?id=IcASAAAAYAAJ Google Books], and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27031 Ancestry] ($) or [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48126 Ancestry] ($) (rep.).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/950510 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|144722|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 H2ya or film 896651 Item 1}} (with digital link).<br>
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== Massachusetts Genealogy Records  ==
== Massachusetts Genealogy Records  ==
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There are many types of records to help researchers with a better understanding of their immigrant's arrival to the United States. Presented here are the two main groups: passenger lists and naturalization records. Other records would include passports, border crossings, and special collections. Each section has a specific bibliography and a general list is found from the links above.


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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1923995 Boston Passenger Lists, 1891-1943], at FamilySearch.org.<br>This is the National Archives T843 series. It is currently [July 2013] only browsable by volumes (records are in chronological order).<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1923995 Boston Passenger Lists, 1891-1943], at FamilySearch.org.<br>This is the National Archives T843 series. It is currently [July 2013] only browsable by volumes (records are in chronological order).<br>
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==== Naturalization Records  ====
<center>'''Introduction'''</center>
The first uniform laws to govern the naturalization process were enacted in 1790. The purpose was to give rights to the foreign-born man (and woman after 1922) as if he was a native-born man. Depending on the period, this would include owning land and voting. Any court in the land could naturalize a man, but all that was consolidated under a federal system in 1906. The declaration of intent, with some exceptions, was the first step in the process (sometimes called first papers). This often was files within the first couple years of residency. The second and third steps were to petition for citizenship and to receive a certificate of citizenship from the court petitioned. This could be filed as soon as one to three years after the declaration, though it may not be in the same court or state as the declaration. These were sometimes called the final or second papers). This guide is to the records covering the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is broken down into those records held by the federal government and those held by the state. Index cards usually include the name of the immigrant, age, birth date, place and date of certificate of admission, petition number, and occasionally the spouse's name. Read the [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] section for the United States to learn more about the whole process.<br>
<center>'''Federal Naturalization Records for Massachusetts'''</center>
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! width="100" scope="col" | Dates
! width="125" scope="col" | Location
! width="175" scope="col" | Index
! width="350" scope="col" | Microfilm/Online
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| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-001-049.html#21 U.S. District Court<br>of Massachusetts]
| 1789-1991
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham], RG 21
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| [http://research.archives.gov/description/595176 Petitions and Records of Naturalization of the U.S. District Court and Circuit Courts of the District of Massachusetts], 1906-1929, M1368.<br>ONLINE at [http://www.fold3.com/title_112/naturalizations-ma/ fold3] ($).<br>Index to Naturalization Petitions and Records of the U.S. District Court, 1906-1966, and the U.S. Circuit Court, 1906-1911, for the District of Massachusetts, M1545, {{FHL|19737|item|disp=FHL film 1429671 (first of 117)}}.<br>ONLINE at [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1834334 Massachusetts Naturalization Index, 1906-1966] and [http://www.fold3.com/title_98/naturalization-index-ma/ fold3] ($).
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| U.S. Circuit Court<br>of Massachusetts
| 1790-1911
| See above.
| See above.
| See above.
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| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/holdings/rg-050-099.html#85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service]
| 1787-1955
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham], RG 85
| Soundex index card file at NARA - Waltham
| [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2064580 Petitions for Naturalization, 1787-1931] (browsable by county, then court, as of July 2013 - no Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, or Hampshire county records).<br>Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906, [http://www.archives.gov/research/microfilm/m1299.pdf M1299].<br>ONLINE at [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1840474 New England Naturalization Index, 1791-1906].
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| Southern Dist. Ct. ('''Berkshire Co.''' - Gt. Barrington) - Naturalization records
| 1886-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| NO index
| {{FHL|2173410|item|disp=FHL Digital Capture 7469512-7469514}} (part of above)
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| Fourth Dist. Ct. ('''Berkshire Co.''' - Adams) - Petitions and Naturalizations
| 1895-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| NO index
| {{FHL|2173407|item|disp=FHL Digital Capture 7469515-7469519}} (part of above)
|-
| Lee Police Ct. ('''Berkshire Co.''') - Naturalization records
| 1900-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| NO index
| {{FHL|2173411|item|disp=FHL Digital Capture 7469519}} (part of above)
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| North Adams Dist. Ct. ('''Berkshire Co.''') - Naturalization records
| 1891-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| NO index
| {{FHL|2173414|item|disp=FHL Digital Capture 7469497-7469511}} (part of above)
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| Pittsfield Court of Common Pleas ('''Berkshire Co.''') - Naturalization records
| 1787-1860
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| NO index
| {{FHL|2173415|item|disp=FHL Digital Capture 7469486-7469496}} (part of above)
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| Pittsfield Dist. Ct. ('''Berkshire Co.''') - Naturalization records
| 1885-1906
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| NO index
| {{FHL|2173416|item|disp=FHL Digital Capture 7485672-7485676}} (part of above)
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| Supreme Judicial Court ('''Berkshire Co.'' - Pittsfield) - Naturalization records
| 1787-1876
| [http://www.archives.gov/boston/ National Archives - Waltham]
| NO index
| {{FHL|2173418|item|disp=FHL Digital Capture 7485685-7485695}} (part of above)
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The information regarding the state naturalization records comes from a flyer created in 2008 and an inventory conducted by the author in 2012 for microfilms. The "Judicial Archives" in the state table is the [[#Archives|Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Archives]] located in Boston. Note that some material may be stored off-site, so call in advance to schedule an appointment. The location of "Mass. Arch. RR" is the [[#Archives|Massachusetts Archives Reading Room]] located in the same building.<br>
<center>'''Massachusetts Naturalization Records'''</center>
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| Superior Court
| 1823-1991
| [[#Archives|Judicial Archives]]
| Card index at Judicial Archives that includes declaration of intention
| pre-1932 at {{FHL|xxx|item|disp=FHL film xxx}}<br>1932-1945 at [[#Archives|Mass. Arch. RR]]<br>Index cards, 1815-1985, {{FHL|600841|item|disp=FHL films 1435842-1435843, 1450553-1450559}}; Index cards, 1815-1906, {{FHL|487811|item|disp=FHL films 1435828-1435830}}.
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| Superior Court<br>Court of Common Pleas
| 1848-1885
| Berkshire Co. courthouse, Pittsfield, in 1986
| Index in each of 6 volumes
| Naturalization declarations and petitions, {{FHL|488018|item|disp=FHL films 1435835-1435838}}.
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| Superior Court
| Records, 1906-1945<br>Index, 1829-1936
| Berkshire Co. courthouse, Pittsfield, in 1986, and part (index?) at [[#Archives|Judicial Archives]]
| Index in each of 32 volumes
| {{FHL|487828|item|disp=FHL films 1435830-1435835, 2195995-2195996}}, index on 1435835 item 2.
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| Superior Court
| Petitions and records, 1891-1934, 1937-1945
| Berkshire Co. courthouse, Pittsfield, in 1986
| Index in each volume and index volume, 1826-1938
| {{FHL|595353|item|disp=FHL films 1435838 (first of 33}}, index on 2196102 item 2.
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| Superior Court
| Records, ca. 1866-1941
| Berkshire Co. courthouse, Pittsfield, in 1986
| NO index
| {{FHL|595203|item|disp=FHL films 1450664-1450672}}.
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| All courts
| Docket book, 1856-1887
| Berkshire Co. courthouse, Pittsfield, in 1986
| n/a
| {{FHL|572643|item|disp=FHL films 1450586-1450587}}.
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| Pittsfield Dist. Ct.
| 1885-1906
| [[#Archives|Judicial Archives]]
| WPA card index at Judicial Archives
| [http://www.pittsfieldlibrary.org/ Berkshire Athenaeum]; {{FHL|474040|item|disp=FHL films 1769722-1769727}}, index on 1769722.
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| Pittsfield Ct. of Common Pleas
| 1843-1856
| Berkshire Co. courthouse, Pittsfield, in 1986
| NO index
| {{FHL|595176|item|disp=FHL films 1450634-1450636, 1450663-1450664}}.
|}
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<center>'''Bibliography'''</center>
*Frank G. Franklin, ''The Legislative History of Naturalization in the United States from the Revolutionary War to 1861'' (PhD Thesis, 1900; Chicago, 1906; rep. New York, 1969+), ix, 308 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://archive.org/details/legislativehisto00fran Internet Archive] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=4JiHAAAAMAAJ Google Books].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60732161 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.<br>
*''Guide to the Records in the National Archives - New England Region'' (Washington, D.C., 1989), v, 25 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21542621 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|964411|item|disp=FHL book 973 J53t}} (similar work).<br>
*Sidney Kansas, ''Immigration, Exclusion, Deportation and Citizenship of the United States'' (New York, 3rd ed., 1948), x, 460 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4412795 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|610957|item|disp=FHL book 973 W2ka}}.<br>
*James H. Kettner, ''The Development of American Citizenship, 1608-1870'' (Chapel Hill, N.C., 1978), xi, 391 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3627234 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|7209|item|disp=FHL book 973 P4k}}.<br>
*James C. Neagles and Lila Lee Neagles, ''Locating Your Immigrant Ancestor: A Guide to Naturalization Records'' (Logan, Utah, rev. ed., 1986), xi, 153 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6423879 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|383607|item|disp=FHL book 973 P47n}}; {{FHL|122500|item|disp=FHL 1995 book}} (with digital link).<br>
*John J. Newman, ''American Naturalization Processes and Procedures, 1790-1985'' (Indianapolis, Ind., 1985), 43 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12388755 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|314550|item|disp=FHL book 973 P4n}}.<br>
*Christina K. Schaefer, ''Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States'' (Baltimore, 1997), xii, 394 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36674082 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|788457|item|disp=FHL book 973 P4s}}.<br>
*Marian L. Smith, ''An Immigrant Nation: United States Regulation of Immigration, 1798-1991'' (Washington, D.C., 1991), v, 41 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25505090 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.<br>
*U.S. Department of Justice, ''Directory of Courts Having Jurisdiction in Naturalization Proceedings'' (Washington, D.C., 1908; rep. many times through 1979), 252 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/directorycourts00natugoog Internet Archive], [http://books.google.com/books?id=eKoGAAAAMAAJ Google Books], and [http://pds.lib.harvard.edu/pds/view/6466350 Harvard University].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12593620 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|477392|item|disp=FHL film 1730286}} (1963 ed.).<br>
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==== Other Records  ====
*Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society card file I-96, 1882-1929, from the American Jewish Historical Society, {{FHL|1050948|item|disp=FHL film 2318189-2318392, 2318509-2318512}}.<br>
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*Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer, "The Immigrants (1830-1929)" in Albert Bushnell Hart, ''Commonwealth History of Massachusetts'' (New York, 1927-1930), 4: 142–171.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1543273 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|656150|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 H2ha}}.<br>  
*Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer, "The Immigrants (1830-1929)" in Albert Bushnell Hart, ''Commonwealth History of Massachusetts'' (New York, 1927-1930), 4: 142–171.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1543273 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|656150|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 H2ha}}.<br>  
*Clarence Almon Torrey, ''New England Marriages Prior to 1700'' (Baltimore, 1985+), xvi, 1009 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3824 Ancestry] ($) (2004 ed.)<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11838492 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|146171|item|disp=FHL book 974 V2t}}.<br>Based on original manuscript at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (no catalog record for original), microfilm of manuscript at NEHGS, 12v. on 7 reels, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57267744 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] and {{FHL|290345|item|disp=FHL film 929494-929500}}.<br>Transcript on CD (Boston, 2001), 1 Disc, Not on WorldCat; {{FHL|1022869|item|disp=FHL CD-ROM no. 1261}}, or [http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=0344&Da=289 American Ancestors] ($) (database).<br>New edition with bibliographic references and index (Boston, 2011), 3v., [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/712802027 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|1918903|item|disp=FHL book 974 V2tc}}.<br>
*Clarence Almon Torrey, ''New England Marriages Prior to 1700'' (Baltimore, 1985+), xvi, 1009 pp.<br>Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3824 Ancestry] ($) (2004 ed.)<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11838492 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|146171|item|disp=FHL book 974 V2t}}.<br>Based on original manuscript at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (no catalog record for original), microfilm of manuscript at NEHGS, 12v. on 7 reels, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57267744 WorldCat (Other Libraries)] and {{FHL|290345|item|disp=FHL film 929494-929500}}.<br>Transcript on CD (Boston, 2001), 1 Disc, Not on WorldCat; {{FHL|1022869|item|disp=FHL CD-ROM no. 1261}}, or [http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=0344&Da=289 American Ancestors] ($) (database).<br>New edition with bibliographic references and index (Boston, 2011), 3v., [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/712802027 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|1918903|item|disp=FHL book 974 V2tc}}.<br>
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