Naturalization Records are very important to your genealogical research but are often overlooked.

What You Can Find on an American Naturalization Record

Naturalization & Citizenship Records & Examples

Examples of Naturalization Records Documents

• 1795 Petition for Naturalization for Patrick Ryan in Pennsylvania
• 1906 Petition for Naturalization for Christopher Alt in Baltimore Maryland. Gives occupation, date and place of birth, date of immigration, port of departure and port of arrival, names of children plus dates and locations of births
• 1912 Petition for Naturalization for Jacob Imfang of Pittsburg Pennsylvania. Gives occupation, date and place of birth, date of immigration, port of departure and port of arrival, name of spouse, names of children plus dates and locations of births
• 1880 Naturalization Certificate includes name, age, country of origin
• 1891 Naturalization Certificate with name, date, country of origin
• 1922 Naturalization Certificate with name, age, physical description, wife's name, children's names and ages, country of origin
• 1925 Naturalization Certificate with name, age, physical description, wife's name, children's names and ages, current address, country of origin
• 1941 Naturalization Certificate with photo, name, age, physical description, marital status, country of origin, current address
• 1832 Declaration of Intent includes name, birthplace, age, settlement location
• 1846 Declaration of Intent for Daniel Stinger. Provides name of ancestor, current residence, age, country of origin,
• 1895 Declaration of Intent for Thomas Jones. Gives name, age, occupation, place and date of birth, physical description, current residence, name of ship sailed on, date of immigration, port of departure, port of arrival, last residence, marital status,
• 1937 Declaration of Intent for Pinchos aka Phillip Goldstein. Includes ancestor name, residence, occupation, physical description, race, nationality, place of birth, date of birth, name of spouse, place and date of marriage, Date and place of spouse's birth, year and port of immigration of spouse, current residence of spouse, number and names of children, location and dates of birth of children, year of immigration of ancestor, name of ship sailed on, port of departure, port of arrival, previous residence, actual name at immigration, and photograph

Helpful Books on Naturalization Records