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What is in This Collection?
Images of indexes, declarations of intention, petitions and other records for the years 1856-1954

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Naturalization Records usually include the following information:
 * The full name of the petitioner
 * The name of the court
 * Place of residence
 * Occupation
 * Date and place of birth
 * Date of emigration, date of arrival
 * Port of entry and name of ship
 * Date and place of Declaration of Intent to become citizen
 * Name of the spouse
 * Date of marriage
 * Number of children, their names and residences
 * Birth date and place of birth of each child
 * English fluency?
 * Affidavit of witnesses

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

View the Images
(Choose one or the other of “View the Images”) View images in this collection by visiting the :
 * 1) Select first browse level
 * 2) Select next browse level
 * 3) Select final browse level to view the images.

View the Images (Only for Fakey Browse Collections with a DFNL page)
To view images in this collection:
 * 1) Look at the [DFNL URL Link Text] article to determine the folder/film number for the images you want to see
 * 2) Go to the Browse Page
 * 3) Select the Film number to view the images

Add this template below after “Search the Index” or “View the Images” headers:

Longer coding is used when the link is to a catalog record that lists references to multiple catalog records:

How Do I Analyze the Results?
(Cut and Paste entire section) Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

Citing This Collection
(Copy and Paste this section) Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Collection Name Database, Images, or database and images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : publication date. Custodian.
 * Collection Citation:

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