Connecticut, Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains Naturalization Records of Non-Federal Courts in Connecticut Images were originally captured at the NARA Regional Archives facility in Boston.

Non-Federal Courts
 * NAID 3319522 City Court (New Haven) Certificates of Arrival, October 1913–October 1920
 * NAID 45221522 District Court. (New Haven County at Waterbury) Records of Naturalizations of Adults, 1903–1906
 * NAID 4522170District Court. (New Haven County at Waterbury) Records of Naturalizations of Minors, 1903–1906
 * NAID 4522212 Superior Court. (New Haven County at Waterbury) Certificate Stub Books, June 22, 1907–January 15, 1926

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut
 * Petitions and Records of Naturalization for New Haven, October 1906–April 1911 NAID 3315824
 * Copies of Aliens' Declarations of Intention to Become Citizens at New Haven, June 1893–October 1906 NAID 4971824

Before 1906, the information recorded on naturalization records differed widely and often didn't mention the immigrant's town of origin or parents' names. In 1906, the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization was created and later renamed Immigration and Naturalization Services or INS. Some results included standardized forms throughout the country and copies of naturalization papers sent to the INS in addition to the court keeping a copy.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: Pre-1906 • 2 1906 and after • 2

Inventory
For a list of all the National Archives collections included in this Historical Records publication see Connecticut, Naturalization Records - Inventory.

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
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.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s naturalization record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests
 * Look for the Declaration of Intent soon after the immigrant arrived, then look for the Naturalization Petition five years later when the residency requirement would have been met. Look for naturalization records in federal courts and then in state, county, or city courts
 * An individual may have filed the first and final papers in different courts and sometimes in a different state if the person moved. Immigrants who were younger than 18 when they arrived did not need to file a Declaration of Intent as part of the process

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Check for variant spellings. Realize that the indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings and misinterpretations
 * Look for an index. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records
 * Search the naturalization records year by year
 * Search the naturalization indexes of nearby counties

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in Connecticut.
 * Connecticut Guided Research
 * Connecticut Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Connecticut Research, 1880-Present

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FamilySearch Catalog
''' U.S. Circuit Court. Connecticut District'''  U.S. District Court  County or Town
 * edited by Rhonda R. McClure, Genealogist's handbook for New England research 6th ed. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society®, 2022 FS Library 974 D27mr
 * Thomas Jay Kemp, Connecticut researcher's handbook Detroit, Michigan : Gale Research, c1981 FS Library 974.6 D23k
 * John J Newman, American Naturalization Records;1790-1990: what they are and how to use them. Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998. FS Library 973 P47na
 * Loretto Dennis Szucs, They became Americans: finding naturalization records and ethnic origins Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry Publishing, c1998 FS Library 973 P47t
 * Naturalization records (New Haven County, Connecticut, 1906-1945
 * Naturalization records (Hartford County), 1906-1945
 * Naturalization record books, Fairfield County,1893-1906
 * New Haven County, Naturalization recordsNAIDs 3315824; 4971824;4532644;3319522
 * Hartford County, naturalization records, NAID 4757909; 642084
 * U.S. District Court. Naturalization record books, 1842-1903
 * Indexes to naturalization petitions for United States District courts, 1963-1992, Bridgeport M2081
 * Indexes to naturalization petitions for United States District courts, 1851-1926, New Haven M2081
 * Indexes to naturalization petitions for United States District courts, 1926-1992, Hartford M2081
 * Indexes to naturalization petitions for United States District Courts, Waterbury, 1972-1988 M2081
 * Fairfield County, naturalization records, 1850-1877 Bridgeport City, NAID 4526745
 * Hartford County, Court of Common Pleas, Hartford, naturalization records, NAID 4513397
 * New Britain City, Hartford County, New Britain, naturalization records NAID 4526759
 * Hartford Superior Court, 1793–1897 naturalization records, NAID 4513454
 * Litchfield County, naturalization records, 1883-1906 NAIDs 3335209, 3326107, 3260215, 3325009, 3318899, 3327003, 3325372, 3281761
 * Middlesex County, naturalization records, 1790-1907 NAID 4515407, 4515391, 4522075, 4522070,  4515409, 4522057, 4522064,  4515401
 * New Haven County, City Court naturalization records, 1913-1920, NAID 3319522
 * New Haven County, Court of Common Pleas naturalization records, 1874-1906, NAID 4532629
 * New Haven County, Superior Court naturalization records, 1803-1903, NAID 4532647, 4532645, 4532648
 * New Haven Waterbury, naturalization records, 1854-1906 NAID 4526860
 * New Haven, Waterbury Superior Court Naturalization records, 1907-1926, NAID 4522212
 * New London County, Court of Common Pleas naturalization records, NAID 5664130
 * New London County, New London City, petitions for naturalization, 1793-1855, NAID 4526831
 * New London County, Superior Court naturalization records, 4527073, 4526878, 4527067, 4527077, 4527073, 4527091, 4526886, 4527079
 * Tolland County, naturalization records, NAID 4530045, 4531201
 * Waterbury naturalization records, 1885-1906, NAID 4522153, 6920294, 4522170, 6920472
 * Windham County, naturalization records, NAID 4530026, 4529893, 4529887, 4530026, 4529887,
 * Fairfield County, Naturalization records, Court of Common Pleas 1839-1955
 * New London County, Naturalization records, 1872-1906, 1909-1945, 1856-1945
 * Middlesex County, Naturalization records, 1841-1945
 * Waterbury, Naturalization records, 1906-1945

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * James C. Neagles and Lila Lee Neagles, Locating your immigrant ancestor : a guide to naturalization records Rev. ed. Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers, c1986
 * Historical Records Survey. Inventory of federal archives in the states, series 02, Federal Courts, no. 07, Connecticut (1939)

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