FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Pennsylvania/Tasks-Naturalization 2

WikiProject Pennsylvania Progress Chart  Pennsylvania Wiki Project Task - Naturalization 2

Task
Wiki Project Pennsylvania Tasks - Naturalization 2

Description
List naturalization indexes and records found online on the county page. This task is in 3 parts.

Part A
1. Add the following: Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

2. Open another tab in your browser and check to see when your county was founded. Do this by viewing the info box at the top of the county page and locating "Founded".

3. If your county was created before 1773, add the following:



4. Go to part B.

Part B
1. District Court Records - locate your county either in the Eastern, Middle, or Western District Court. Your county will only be listed in one.

For Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery Northampton - add the following in wikitext to the list of databases in chronological and alphabetical order:


 * :*1795-1952 – on FamilySearch.org - free, National Archives publication M1248, browsesable images of card index
 * :*1795-1931 – on FamilySearch.org - free, National Archives publication M1522, browsesable images of petitions, no index, use index listed above
 * :*1795-1930 – Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1930 on Fold3.com - ($), indexed, National Archives publication M1522, incomplete for all counties  : :*1795-1930 - Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania located in Selected US Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1790-1974 database on Ancestry.com - ($), indexed, National Archives publication M1522

For Adams, Bradford, Cameron, Carbon, centre, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lebanon,Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, Wyoming, York - add in wikitext the following to the list of databases in chronological and alphabetical order:


 * :*1901-1930 – Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1906-1930; and 1901-1906 on Fold3.com - ($), indexed, National Archives publication M1622, Middle District court was created in 1901, for earlier dates try the Eastern and Western District court records
 * :*1901-1930 - Middle District, US Circuit and District Courts: Naturalization petitions, 1906-1930 located in U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1795-1972 (World Archives Project) database on Ancestry.com - ($), indexed, National Archives publication M1622, Middle District court was created in 1901, for earlier dates try the Eastern and Western District court records

For counties Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington and Westmoreland - add in wikitext the following to the list of databases in chronological and alphabetical order:


 * :*1820-1906 – Index to Declarations and Petitions in the Western District of Pennsylvania, US Circuit and District Courts located in US Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995 database on Ancestry.com - ($), National Archives publication M1208
 * :*1820-1930 – Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. District Court, 1820-1930, and Circuit Court, 1820-1911, for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Fold3.com - ($), indexed, National Archives publication M1537, incomplete for all counties
 * :*1820-1930 - Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. District Court, 1820-1930, and Circuit Court, 1820-1911, for the Western District of Pennsylvania located in Selected US Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1790-1974 database on Ancestry.com - ($), indexed, National Archives publication M1537

2. Go to part C.

Part C
1. Miscellaneous Counties: review to see if your county is listed. Copy and paste in wikitext the applicable database. If you county is not listed, you have completed the task.

For Cambria County - also add the following in wikitext to the list of databases in chronological and alphabetical order:


 * :*1835-1991 – Cambria County Naturalization Records Index 1835-1991 on Johnstown Area Genealogical and Historical Society - free, orignals at the Cambria County Public Records Center

For Centre County - also add the following in wikitext to the list of databases in chronological and alphabetical order:


 * :*1802-1929 – Centre County Naturalization Records 1802-1929 on Centre County Government website - free, includes digitized images of originals

For Chester County - also add the following in wikitext to the list of databases in chronological and alphabetical order:


 * :*1802-1929 – Chester County Naturalization Records Index 1798-1935 on Offical Website of Chester County, Pennsylvania - free

For Delaware County - also add the following in wikitext to the list of databases in chronological and alphabetical order:


 * :*1795-1990 – Delaware County: Naturalization Records Index 1795-1990 on Delaware County, Pennsylvania website - free

For Philadelphia County - add the following in wikitext to the list of databases in chronological and alphabetical order:


 * :*1789-1880 – Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1930 on Fold3.com - ($), National Archives publication M1522, incomplete for all counties
 * :*'''1795-1930 – Philadelphia Naturalization Records 1789-1880 on Ancestry.com - ($), incomplete for all counties

For Tioga County - also add the following in wikitext to the list of databases in chronological and alphabetical order:


 * :*1795-1990 – Tioga County: Abstracts of Naturalization Records on Tri-Counties genealogy & History website - free, index and abstracts

For York County - also add the following in wikitext to the list of databases in chronological and alphabetical order:


 * :*1795-1990 – York County Naturalization Records Index c.1799 to c.1990 on York County website - free, index only, request copies of the documents on this website

Example of Task
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records


 * 1740-1773 – Pennsylvania Naturalizations, 1740-1773 on Ancestry.com - ($), incomplete for all counties
 * 1789-1880 – Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1930 on Fold3.com

Example of Completed Naturalization Records Section
Naturalization records can contain information about immigration and nativity. Prior to 1906, it is rare to find the town of origin in naturalization records. See Pennsylvania Naturalization for more information about the types of records and availability.

Naturalizations granted at the county level were kept by the office of the Prothonotary. Naturalizations could also be granted on the Federal Court level.

Naturalization records available for Berks County, Pennsylvania include the following:

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records


 * 1740-1773 – Pennsylvania Naturalizations, 1740-1773 on Ancestry.com - ($), incomplete for all counties
 * 1795-1952 – on FamilySearch.org - free, National Archives publication M1248, browsesable images of card index
 * 1795-1931 – on FamilySearch.org - free, National Archives publication M1522, browsesable images of petitions, no index, use index listed above
 * 1795-1930 – Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1930 on Fold3.com - ($), indexed, National Archives publication M1522, incomplete for all counties
 * 1795-1930 - Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania located in Selected US Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1790-1974 database on Ancestry.com - ($), indexed, National Archives publication M1522

Original Naturalization Records on Microfilm


 * 1798–1915 Naturalization Papers - Index included: 1798-1915