New York Naturalization and Citizenship: Difference between revisions

One of the premiere guides to originalNew York naturalizations records is ''[http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/res_topics_gen_naturalization.shtml New York State Archives Information Leaflet #6]'', which is available online.  

Oaths of allegiance were also taken in 1664, 1673, 1687, and 1776. Most colonial naturalizations kept during the colonial period followed a 1740 Act of Parliament. Colonial naturalization records rarely give such information as age or town of origin. <br>

Because an alien could naturalize in any court of record, naturalization indexes and records are found in courts that performed naturalizations. For New York, these courts include county, city, district, superior, marine, common pleas, and supreme. Depending on the court, their records can be housed in the court it originated or the National Archives Northeast Region (Boston). The New York State Archives has very few naturalization records. Many naturalization records are microfilmed and are at National Archive regional branches and the Family History Library. More and more microfilmed records are being digitized and are now available online.  

:*[http://www.naturalizationrecords.com/usa/ny_onlinedb.shtml Olive Tree Genealogy] - Links to free and paid websites for online New York naturalization indexes and records covering various years.<br>

==== National Archives Northeast Region (Boston) ====

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Their records for New York naturalizations include:<br>  

In addition to the previously described W.P.A. index, the [[National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)]] has:  

*U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York Petitions, 1906–1911 (not at FHL)  

*Petition index, 1846–1876, 1906–1911 (FHL film 1522858 items 2–3)

*Declarations, 1845–1911 (FHL films 1468586–643 and 1477173–77). This court is now defunct.

*U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York petitions - New York, Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess and Sullivan Counties:<br>

:1824–1940 (to 1897 on FHL films)<br>  

:Petition indexes, 1824–1941 (on 102 FHL films)<br>  

:Declarations, 1924–1925<br>  

:Declarations, 1842–1940 (not at FHL except 1924–1925)<br>  

:Declaration indexes, 1917–1950 (on 113 FHL films).

 

*U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York - Kings, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties:

:Petitions, 1865–1957 (not at FHL)<br>  

:Petition indexes, 1865–1957 (FHL 142 films)<br>  

:Declarations, 1865–1929; and declaration indexes.

Copies of naturalization records from New York City state and local courts, 1792–1906 (microfilms of the originals records of some of these courts are at the Family History Library).

The National Archives Federal Records Center at the same address as the Northeast Region archives has:  

*U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York petitions, 1958–1985 and declarations, 1960–1979.

 

The National Archives—Northeast Region has:  

 

*U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York petitions, 1929–1940 and declarations, 1967–1976. (The declarations from 1941–1966 are missing.)

 

If you do not know if your ancestor was naturalized, search for important clues in federal censuses (1870–1920) and state censuses (1825–1925). The 1925 state census specifically asks for the date and place of naturalization. Voting registers often give similar information.

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