United States Naturalization Records (Massachusetts)

[Phenmark]

Merry Christmas!
If you know the Massachusetts town in which your ancestor settled, I will happily search for his Record of Naturalization in the "U.S New England Petititions for Naturalization (1787-1906)". Please provide as much info as you can. These records can be quite a treasure, as the petitioner's county of origin is often provided, and in many cases their townland as well. Not to mention his signature! Please keep in mind that only men applied for citizenship during that time.

Steve

[BettyofKent]

Merry Christmas Steve & thank you for your very kind offer.

Morris SCHLOSS, born April 1871, Poznan, Poland.
According to the Naturalization Record Index he was naturalized June 7th 1897, living in Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts.
I would love to know if the Petitions give any more information.

 

Betty

[Phenmark]

Hi Betty,
Found it!
Would you like me to PM you a copy?

[BettyofKent]

I would love a copy, thank you, I'll pm you my email address.

[BettyofKent]

Copies received OK, thank you so much.
I didn't expect to get any more info on Morris, so to have this, especially with his signature, is a real bonus, like an early Christmas present

Betty

[Phenmark]

Copies received OK, thank you so much.
I didn't expect to get any more info on Morris, so to have this, especially with his signature, is a real bonus, like an early Christmas present

Betty

Happy to have been helpful.
Merry Christmas!

[wivenhoe]

I am sure your generous offer will be of great assistance to researchers.

You, or someone else, might be able to answer my questions please. I am not being tedious here - have a genuine interest to know -

All immigrants to USA, from any country, would be aliens until they were naturalised?

Did a USA national woman forfeit citizenship on her marriage to alien husband, and so might need to apply for citizenship on death of that husband?

Did an alien woman acquire USA citizenship on her marriage to USA national husband?

My questions relate to marriage in USA only, not in other countries.

[aghadowey]

Until around 1920 a woman would have automatically acquired her husband's citizenship upon marriage (which is how my U.S. born great-aunt became a Turkish citizen when she married an Armenian immigrant even though she'd never even left the state where she was born).

This collection does seem to be online-
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2064580/

[Phenmark]

Interestingly enough, I came across 2 Naturalization certs last night granted in 1831  to Hannah Hills from Rochester, Kent and Sarah Leavitt, Isle of Thanet. The records are from the same day (13 Sep 1831)
They are sisters, both women's father is named as Joseph Hill (who, incidentally, naturalized on the same day, his record precedes Hannah's in the set), and the witnesses of both women are the same men, one being a George Hill.
Sarah is married to Jonathan Leavitt, "from Boston." So, obviously, women were granted citizenship separately from their husbands, it was just not common for them to petition for such. I am not sure if Jonanthan was a U.S. citizen.
These are the only 2 women I have come across in this collection. I have looked at upwards of 4,000 records.
Here are the links. You can browse between these 3 records and further discern their relationships.

Hannah: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9946-7PNV?i=132&wc=MK56-N35%3A1054679701%2C1055332501%2C1055335401%2C1055336601&cc=2064580

Sarah: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G946-7R32?i=135&wc=MK56-N35%3A1054679701%2C1055332501%2C1055335401%2C1055336601&cc=2064580

Joseph: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G946-7R7Y?i=129&wc=MK56-N35%3A1054679701%2C1055332501%2C1055335401%2C1055336601&cc=2064580