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Tracing Immigrants Arrival Naturalization and Citizenship (view source)
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''[[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tracing Immigrants Country of Arrival Records|Country of Arrival]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Naturalization and Citizenship''' | ''[[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tracing Immigrants Country of Arrival Records|Country of Arrival]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Naturalization and Citizenship''' | ||
[[Image:{{Naturalization Photo}}|thumb|right | [[Image:{{Naturalization Photo}}|thumb|right]]The naturalization process varies by country, state, and time period. The records also vary. Earlier records usually give the immigrant's name, age, and country of origin. More recent records tend to be more informative. Some give a wealth of data about the immigrant and his or her family, including specific places of origin.<br><br> Not all immigrants were naturalized. In many countries, adult males were the only immigrants to be naturalized because women and children had citizenship if their husbands or fathers were citizens.<br><br> | ||
Naturalization was generally not required if the immigrant settled in a colony of the mother country. Thus there are no naturalization records for British settlers of the United States before the Revolutionary War or in Canada before 1947. (Before 1947, British subjects entering Canada were considered Canadian citizens without naturalization.) During colonial times, each colony established its own laws regarding naturalization.<br> | Naturalization was generally not required if the immigrant settled in a colony of the mother country. Thus there are no naturalization records for British settlers of the United States before the Revolutionary War or in Canada before 1947. (Before 1947, British subjects entering Canada were considered Canadian citizens without naturalization.) During colonial times, each colony established its own laws regarding naturalization.<br> | ||
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*Newman, John J. ''American Naturalization Processes and Procedures 1790-1985''. Indianapolis, Ind.: Indianapolis Historical Society, 1985. (FHL book 973 P4n.) | *Newman, John J. ''American Naturalization Processes and Procedures 1790-1985''. Indianapolis, Ind.: Indianapolis Historical Society, 1985. (FHL book 973 P4n.) | ||
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*[[New York, County Naturalization Records (Family Search Historical Records)|New York, County Naturalization Records (Family Search Historical Records)]]<br> | *[[New York, County Naturalization Records (Family Search Historical Records)|New York, County Naturalization Records (Family Search Historical Records)]]<br> | ||