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[[Portal:United States Naturalization|Portal:United States Naturalization ]]>[[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] | [[Portal:United States Naturalization|Portal:United States Naturalization ]]>[[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
British immigrants to Pennsylvania were already citizens because Pennsylvania was a British colony. Others gave an oath of allegiance soon after arrival. For early lists of those taking oaths, see Strassburger and Hinke, ''Pennsylvania German Pioneers'', in the "'''[[Pennsylvania Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]'''" article. | British immigrants to Pennsylvania were already citizens because Pennsylvania was a British colony. Others gave an oath of allegiance soon after arrival. For early lists of those taking oaths, see Strassburger and Hinke, ''Pennsylvania German Pioneers'', in the "'''[[Pennsylvania Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]'''" article. | ||
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The Comprehensive Naturalization Law of 1906 provided for nationwide uniformity of processes and records. Jurisdiction over naturalization was provided by the U.S. District Courts, the Supreme Court, and all courts of record having a seal, a clerk, and jurisdiction in actions at law and equity in which the amount in controversy is unlimited. | The Comprehensive Naturalization Law of 1906 provided for nationwide uniformity of processes and records. Jurisdiction over naturalization was provided by the U.S. District Courts, the Supreme Court, and all courts of record having a seal, a clerk, and jurisdiction in actions at law and equity in which the amount in controversy is unlimited. | ||
== Post 1906 Records == | == Post 1906 Records == | ||
For naturalization records after September 1906, contact the [http://www.archives.gov/midatlantic/public/ National Archives—Philadelphia Branch] or use the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] at [http://www.uscis.gov/ www.uscis.gov]. | For naturalization records after September 1906, contact the [http://www.archives.gov/midatlantic/public/ National Archives—Philadelphia Branch] or use the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] at [http://www.uscis.gov/ www.uscis.gov]. | ||
== References == | |||
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Rhode_Island.ASP Rhode Island Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | |||
[[Category:Pennsylvania]] | [[Category:Pennsylvania]] | ||