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Subject: Re: [GT] Naturalization records
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 18:23:18 EDT

Nancy and GenTippers,

Your are correct in your speculation that "N1884" probably means that is the
year he was naturalized. At that time a wife would most likely gain
citizenship when her husband naturalized. I would not expect to find an
application for her. The value of finding his application may be a "correct
date" of arrival and possibly the name of the ship. This could direct you to
a passenger list that contain the names of specific towns. You can find a
piece that I have written on naturalization at my web site.
<http://members.aol.com/RalphK/DocumentSearch.html>;

The 1900 and 1910 census also asked questions concerning birthplaces of
mother and father. Don't be too hopeful as most census takes simply indicated
the name of the countries, but I have seen a few the included the town.

Good luck in your research, one step at a time, backwards.

Ralph Komives
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In a message dated 7/13/00 9:41:20 AM, writes:

<< My great-grandfather and great-grandmother emigrated from Sweden and
Denmark,
respectively. There is no family information on which part of those countries
they came from, but I'd dearly love to know. I have obtained death
certificates and obituaries for both relatives, but they don't provide
anything other than the country of origin. A volunteer looked up census
records from 1920, which again listed only the country. I
'm hoping that naturalization records will at last provide the details I
need.

The census records indicated that both relatives were naturalized; the record
for my great-grandfather included the phrase "N1884," which I presume means
he was naturalized that year. There was no year given for my
great-grandmother. I can probably find the record for my great-grandfather
given what I know, but what about his wife? Would she have had to file for
naturalization, or would it have been bestowed automatically when she married
(if her husband was already a citizen), or when he became naturalized? I don't
want to waste time looking for a record if there isn't one. Can anyone
clarify how this process worked for women?
Nancy
>>

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