I have info that my GGGrandfather Michael MARTIN might have been naturalized in New Haven. Where do I write, and/or visit, to see/obtain the record. I have a date of March 22, 1866, Vol., #4, Page 407, Superior Court, New Haven Thanks, Bob Bob Martin [email protected]

From NARA website: It is impossible to provide hard-and-fast rules about the content or even the existence of naturalization records. The 1905 Report to the President of the Commission on Naturalization remarked: The methods of making and keeping the naturalization records in both the Federal and State courts are as various as the procedure in such cases. Thus the declaration of intention in some courts consists merely of the bare statement of the intention and the name and allegiance of the alien, while in other courts it also includes a history of the alien.... In a majority of courts alien applicants are not required to make the declaration of intention required by law ... and in other courts he is. Previous to 1903 a majority of courts did not require petitions or affidavits; other courts did. Some courts keep a naturalization record separate from the other records; other courts include the naturalization record in the regular minutes of the court. Some records contain full histories of the aliens, but a majority of the records show only the name, nationality, oath of allegiance, and date of admission. In 1903 a Justice Department investigator made even more condemnatory comments: I find the naturalization records in many cases in a chaotic condition, many lost and destroyed, and some sold for old paper. Most the records consist of merely the name and nativity of the alien with no means of identifying aliens ofthe same name....In numerous cases I find aliens naturalized under initials instead of Christian names, surnames misspelled or changed entirely, and names of witnesses inserted in place of the alien naturalized....The examination of the records discloses the remarkable fact that never, since the first enactment of the naturalization laws, has any record been made in any court of the names of minor children who, under the operation of the statutes, were made citizens by the naturalization of their parents. The Location of these Records County Court Records Naturalization records from county courts may still be at the county court, in a county or State archives, or at a regional archives serving several counties within a State. Some of these records or indexes have been published, such as the Index of Naturalizations, Ashtabula County, Ohio, 1875-1906, published by the Ashtabula County Genealogical Society. Do not be surprised if county court employees tell you that their naturalization records are at "the National Archives" or that their court never conducted naturalizations. Most current court employees are probably not genealogists and may not be familiar with the court's older records. It is up to the researcher to determine the location of older court records. In addition, there are three National Archives microfilm publications that serve as indexes to some State and local court naturalizations in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. M1299. Index to New England Naturalization Records, 1791-1906 (117 rolls). This serves a similar function for naturalizations occurring in various courts in the six New England States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. NARA's Northeast Region (Boston) Address: Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center 380 Trapelo Road Waltham, Massachusetts 02452-6399 Phone:781-647-8104 E-mail: [email protected]* Fax: 781-647-8088 Serves Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont I was looking for these about a year ago too. I sent an email to one of the NARA employees and they did a search for me. I think I got lucky. He was never naturalized it turned out, so I sent for alien registration papers from WWII. Washington took about 3 months to determine that they should forward my request to Boston. Boston took another three to acknowledge receipt of said request and about three months later i actually received my document! Great information is found on these docs! I would start by emailing the employee above at Boston with the name, date and place you gave us. He can at least provide you with a form to send in if not a quick search. Good Luck! MaryLynn __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/