Country of Arrival Records - Naturalization Records Pt. 2 When searching for records, it's best to familiarize yourself with the naturalization laws for that time period. These laws changed quite frequently throughout history. What is a 'residency requirement'? That was how long the immigrant had to reside within the US or the state before he could file his Petition for Citizenship. Some states, not all, required an immigrant to reside within its borders for a set amount of time. In 1789, the US Constitution put the power to set laws for naturalization within the legislative branch of the federal government. Major changes to naturalization laws were: Act of March 26, 1790: The US residency requirement was set at 2 years and state residency requirement to 1 year. Aliens who were 'free whites' were able to naturalize. This did *not* include indentured servants, slaves and women. (Women were considered dependents.) Act of January 29, 1795: The 1790 Act was repealed. US residency was raised to 5 years. This Act also required the Declaration of Intent to be filed 3 years prior to the Petition for Citizenship. Naturalization Act of June 18, 1798: The US residency requirement was raised to 14 years. Naturalization Act of April 14, 1802: The US residency requirement was lowered to 5 years. Requirements for citizenship for firmly set in place: good moral character, allegiance to the US Constitution, a formal Declaration of Intent must be filed and there must be a character witness. Act of May 26, 1824: Immigrants who were minors upon arrival in the US, could wait 2 years for naturalization, rather than 3 years. Naturalization Act of July 14, 1870: Naturalization laws were extended to include immigrants from Africa and those of African descent. Chinese Exclusion Act of May 6, 1882: Chinese were legally prohibited from naturalizing. This Act was repealed in 1943. Act of March 3, 1887: Only US citizens (native-born or naturalized) could own land. Naturalization Act of June 29, 1906: Stated that the English language must be a requirement to citizenship. Required a uniform naturalization process. Act of May 22, 1918 "Enemy and Departure Control Act": Allowed President to control the entry and/or departure of any alien who was deemed a threat to public safety during times of war or national emergency. NOTE: After 1906, all naturalizations took place in the supreme court of the county. NEXT: Exceptions to the Naturalization Laws

Country of Arrival Records - Naturalization Records Part 1 You can't help but feel proud when you find your ancestor's naturalization records. Those simple documents entitled new citizens to many liberties they could only dream of in their old country. But the actual search for naturalization records can be time consuming, confusing and frustrating. Many immigrants simply did not naturalize. Any children they bore in the US were automatically US citizens. Also, it was not a requirement for British settlers in North America prior to the American Revolution. Will you find information on your ancestor's birthplace in naturalization records? That's hard to say definitively because these records vary in content from place to place and by time period. Generally, you will find your ancestor's name, age and country of birth. However, naturalization records in the 20th century were more informative. What did the naturalization process consist of? From 1790-1906, it generally consisted of two steps. After the immigrant had been in the US for a set number of years (depending on the requirement at that time), he could file his Declaration of Intent in any court that would accept it. The Declaration was simply that -- the immigrant's declaration that he desired to become a US citizen. The court would then provide the immigrant with a copy of the Declaration to carry with him. NOTE: The Declaration usually contains more genealogical information than any other naturalization record. After another set number of years (depending on the US residency requirement at that time), the immigrant could then file his Petition for Citizenship. This could also be filed in any court that would accept it and it did *not* have to be filed in the same court as the Declaration! It didn't even have to be filed in the same state! When the petitioner then went into court, he had to bring a character witness with him. This witness would swear under oath that the petitioner was morally upstanding, understood the US Constitution and was literate. (Literacy was a requirement for naturalization for most time periods in US history.) Next, the petitioner would swear under oath that he met all residency requirements, understood the US Constitution, was literate and renounced all allegiance to his former country. After he was sworn in as a citizen, he surrendered his copy of his Declaration of Intent to the clerk of the court. Some courts then provided the new citizen with a pretty certificate that they could take home and frame! NEXT: Naturalization Laws and how the changed throughout history.

Forwarded from: luvgran@gcnetmail.net "I just finished reading a book called "Banished Children of Eve" by Peter Quinn.  It is a historical fiction book on NYC during the period just before and during the Civil War Draft Riots of July 1863.  I" Quote from Don Mc Govern....  I agree.... I have read the book also and it gave me an insite as to how it was in NYC for my Irish ancestors.... They had lived in the Mott/Mulbury area of NYC and later moved to Brooklyn..  I highly recommend the book also....  Also, Gotham by Wallace is another book ... Quite lengthy but not all Irish but it does give the history and flavor of NYC.  I believe it is out in paperback now.... Only wished they had published it in 2 volumes...Make it easier to hold it while reading.;-) Pat Adams

I too have read "Banished Children of Eve" . It was one of the best books I have ever read!! Coming from New York and having ancestors who came to New York City from Ireland in the 1880's it was a wonderful historical look at the city during those years. Dotty (Crean) McManus

I just finished reading a book called "Banished Children of Eve" by Peter Quinn. It is a historical fiction book on NYC during the period just before and during the Civil War Draft Riots of July 1863. I throughly enjoyed the book and recommend it to anyone with ancestors from NYC living during this period, especially those with Irish ancestors. Several of the characters in the book were Irish emigrants and the book details the experiences, trials, hardships, etc. I have Irish ancestors from the 4th Ward of NYC, 1849 - approx 1870. Reading the book I could imagine them, where they lived, what their lives were like, what NYC was like at that time, very well. The book is available for about $15 from Barnes and Nobles. Don McGovern __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

If you are pretty well versed in research of Irish or Scots-Irish and are yearning to stretch your writing abilities, please let me know. I'm looking for Success Stories on personal research for the newsletter. Denise Wells IRL-CAVAN RW mail listowner Editor, The Irish Everywhere Newsletter - subscribe by sending email to CountyCavan@aol.com Cos. Cavan & Longford IrelandGenWeb Project coordinator http://www.irelandgenweb.com

While it is true most service and pension records will give you information do not expect a whole lot. Many of the men who volunteered for Civil or spanish American wars, didn't "always" put a location (city/town) though they probably put a county. Also, you will have a long wait getting the pension records-sometimes up to a year. I was really frustrated and finally called the NARA in Washington DC to find out how and why it was taking so long. I was lucky and found someone who got back to me within the week, and said they would get them right out, and that since ( at that time) I was coming thru the area if I wished to stop and pick up copies I could do so. It still took quite awhile to get the pension records but they did finally come-almost a year to the date of original request. I read quite anxiously my Grandfathers pension records that he had written, as being born in Liscarroll, Co. Cork.........no parents names at all was requested or given. Writing to Liscarroll parish Liscarroll itself yielded nothing, when I wrote to the parish preist ( with donation), and was told no one by that name ever in the parish ofr that church, or they had no records of the family anyway. Liscarroll parish, I since found has a few other RC churches, (not all of course go back to when I needed)but still have nothing at all to prove they came from that area.. So I am still pursuing any CARMODY's in that area, in a hope of one day finding an actual relative, and all of this took almost 35 years to find. All I had was a name-his name- no parents names except from death certificate when the right one was found. (And he died 8 years before I was born, and then after I was 6, had no relatives to ask questions.) I would advise while you wait that you check the British Census for 1881 (indexed) at your local FHC, and see if you can get any information from that. Many of our Irish ancestors went to England before finally immigrating to the USA. And remember many if not most of our Irish ancestors were very suspicious of giving any "true" information so there relatives at home would remain safe. Some of these ancestors were escaping for more than one reason, given the circumstances at the time in the 1851-1921 period. I am not trying to discourage anyone from going this route-but just to tell you they aren't going to answer immediatly, but I do wish you luck!!!!! Pat

Greetings All. Just a short note to advise that my latest Post 1901 Census column is now online. It may be viewed at http://globalgazette.net/gazce/gazce83.htm Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward without notice is granted.

Greetings All. I have this morning received an indication that our efforts to regain public access to Historic Census Records in Canada is having an effect. While it is not widely visible (or even minutely visible) to most, I am advised that our efforts are putting great pressure on the government to get the Census issue resolved. There are, of course, still those in government and bureacratic circles who oppose our efforts in this regard. One of those is Privacy Commissioner George Radwanski. In his testimony before the Senate Committee reviewing Bill S-12, Mr. Radwanski stated that while he opposed Bill S-12, his opposition to public access of Historic Census Records was not as strong as was his predecessor, Bruce Phillips. He indicated that on a scale of one to ten, it was not a high priority on his list. It seems that Mr. Radwanski has changed his mind on this and he is now digging in his heels on the Census issue. It is therefore time to add yet another step to our campaign. We must let Mr. Radwanski know, in no uncertain terms, just how important it is to us that Post 1901 Census Records in Canada be made available on the same basis as records up to and including those of 1901 are currently available. We therefore encourage ALL genealogists and historians who wish to regain public access to Historic Census Records to write to Mr. Radwanski advising him of the importance of these records to us, and our desire to have access to him. As has been done in the past -- in letters to Members of Parliament and Senators -- feel free to advise him regarding our reasons for seeking this access. As Mr. Radwanski has no vote on Bill S-12, our letters to him should not be seeking specific support for it. Send your snail-mail letters to him at the following address. Mr. George Radwanski Privacy Commissioner of Canada 112 Kent Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1H3 Mr. Radwanski, for reasons of security, appears to prefer snail-mail and I have been unable to find a personal e-mail address for him. The website for the Privacy Commissioner, however, gives the following address for General Inquiries. info@privcom.gc.ca I would encourage all to use both methods to communicate our desires to Mr. Radwanski. When using email, include the above snail-mail above in your salutation. This effort is to be considered a concurrent step, not a replacement, for puttting in Access to Information Requests for the 1906 Census Records to Statistics Canada and the National Archives of Canada. We continue to encourage making those Requests as well as writing to Mr. Radwanski. Unlike the ATI Requests, there is no legislative restriction that prevents non-residents from participating in this effort. Those living outside of Canada should feel free to write your letters as well. Also, unlike our recent short term faxing of requests to Industry Minister Allan Rock, this is not to be considered a short term effort. We should continue this action until we have obtained our goal. As always, letters to Mr. Radwanski, or anyone else, must be polite and respectful, while still getting our points across. The support of everyone so far is greatly appreciated. With your continued support, we will win this battle. Happy Hunting. Gordon A. Watts gordon_watts@telus.net Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Port Coquitlam, BC http://globalgenealogy.com/Census en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm Permission to forward without notice is granted

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Just wanted to let everyone know that the new Irish newsletter name has been changed from The Irish Chronicles to: The Irish Eveywhere Newsletter You can still subscribe to this new FREE newsletter on the County Cavan or County Longford webpages. The subscriber information will soon be located on a new page. At that time the Cavan and Longford pages will redirect you to that new url for the newsletter as soon as the initial webpage is completed for The Irish Everywhere. I'm very excitedly looking forward to sending out the first issue on July 1, with a possible teaser mini-newsletter coming out about June 15th. There are some Irish Festivals that I want everyone to know about in case you'll want to attend them, and they will be included in the June 15th mini-issue. I'm planning additional items to be located on The Irish Everywhere webpage, along with the newsletters eventually being placed online for your viewing pleasure. The online versions will not be placed on the page until the following month's newsletter is mailed. So, once we get in full momentum, say, the July 1 newsletter should be setup on the webpage by approximately August 1, when the August issue should be going out. I welcome suggestions for the newsletter or for the webpage. I know that many of you out there are much more accomplished at this type of thing than I, and I'm learning much along the way. To those who have already subscribed, thank you. It is not necessary to resubscribe to the new title. You are on the subscriber list if you have previously subscribed. If you haven't subscribed to the newsletter yet, you can find the subscriber information located at: http://www.irelandgenweb.com/~cavan/cavan.html or http://www.irelandgenweb.com/~longford/longford.html Thank you, and remember, if you are an author, or fancy yourself one, please feel free to submit an article for consideration in upcoming issues. Denise Wells IRL-CAVAN RW mail listowner Editor, The Irish Everywhere Newsletter - subscribe by sending email to CountyCavan@aol.com Cos. Cavan & Longford IrelandGenWeb Project coordinator http://www.irelandgenweb.com

Country of Arrival Records - Military Records It's been estimated that thousands of immigrants served in the US Army in the 19th century. Consider the Civil War alone and the sheer numbers of Irish and German immigrants who served on both sides! Some military records may lead you to a place of origin in Ireland. The most informative records are: Pension Applications: These records usually give name, rank, military unit, date and place of birth, among other information. Service Records: These records are the actual documentation of the soldier's or sailor's military service. The rolls or the enlistment papers are the most likely places to find a place of origin. You can find all military records at the National Archives or the National Personnel Records Center - depending on the time period you are interested in. If your ancestor served in the military, it's a good idea to learn as much as you can about the unit itself. Some units consisted of certain immigrant groups, such as New York's famed 'Fighting 69th' - also known as the 'Irish Brigade.' Some units also consisted of people from certain areas. New York's 27th Division in WWII consisted of a large majority of Brooklyn boys. Don't forget to check National Cemetery records and veterans' organizations! How do you know if your ancestor served in the military? Certain censuses specifically asked for veterans to be identified. The 1930 federal census asks if the person being enumerated is a veteran and if so, of which war. There is also a separate schedule for merchant seamen who served on US vessels. The 1910 federal census asks for identification of Civil War veterans - Union and Confederate. By far, the most informative is the 1890 Civil War Union Veterans and Widows Schedule. Information recorded included name, rank, company, regiment or ship, dates of enlistment and discharge and length of service or disability. We will discuss naturalizations of 19th century veterans in the Naturalizations post. Take care, Tracy

Country of Arrival Records - Land & Property Records Many immigrants to the United States jumped at the chance to purchase relatively inexpensive land. Organizations sprung up in the 19th century that did just that - helped immigrants find and purchase land. Recently, there was an 1857 ad from the 'Irish-American' newspaper sent to the list that advertised land in West Virginia. If your immigrant ancestor purchased land, then these records may yield important clues! If the land was purchased directly from the US government, ie homesteads, then the chances are higher that the records will contain information pertaining to the buyer's place of origin. Deeds show the place of residence of both the seller and the buyer. So if your ancestor purchased land shortly after arriving in the US, then the deed would show the place of residence in the old country. Remember, many areas required an immigrant to become a US citizen before purchasing land, or to at least have filed a declaration of intent. In those cases, there may be copies of the naturalization records kept with the land records! Another wonderful source of immigrant land records are the real estate records of the Emigrant Savings Bank of New York. These records are wonderful as they give personal information on the buyer, and all details of the purchase from the amount of the loan, interest and specifics relating to the land and/or home purchased! You can find the real estate records at the New York Public Library. Take care, Tracy

Forwarded from: thetribe@catskill.net I am looking for information on a Robert and Julia Fullam who lived in Manhattan in 1870.  They came from County Cork.  I Believe that Robert may have died in the service.    I also am looking for information on Micheal Fullam and Mary St john who also lived in Mahattan around 1880 and also came from County Cork and Mary St john from Tipperary.  Tom <A HREF="mailto:thetribe@catskill.net">thetribe@catskill.net</A>

Forwarded from: ldcollins@erols.com I would appreciate any information on Jerome J. Collins who worked for the New York Herald, circa 1870, and his brother Bernard. They also lived in Brooklyn at once time, then in Manhattan. They were from Cork, Ireland. Thank you.

Everybody, Thank you for all your responses to my question on figuring out dates. I now have a multitude of web sites and sources to use. Also, Terry pointed out to me that 2.10 may mean February 10 or October 2. That is a good reminder since my Irish ancestors came from Ireland to Nova Scotia to Massachusetts to New York. I appreciate everybody's help. Bill Boylan

Hi Bill. I just checked one of those calendars that go for a hundred years. Strange. FEB 10, 1927 was a THURS! Now OCT 2, 1927 was a SUNDAY. Doest seem to be a TUESDAY in either of those dates. Sorry. Bliss0

Yep, there's nothing to beat the butter and cheese made at home. I live in So. California. Can you tell me which supermarket you got the butter and cheese. I'm not familiar with IGA? We have some Asian stores near us, so I would appreciate any info. Thanks, Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: <SPAGHETTICOWBOY@cs.com> To: <IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 6:30 PM Subject: [IRISH-NYC] Kerrygold Butter > Hi All: > > About a few months ago there was some discussion going on about Kerrygold > Pure Irish Butter. I was curious but unable to find any in my local markets > of my So Cal community. > > Well, a new IGA chain opened up in nearby Rancho Cucamonga and I came across > some Dubliner cheese. I bought it, then wondered if they had the butter. Sure > enough...they had it so I bought 2 half pound packs. I really really like > this butter. I now have my brother and neighbor hooked on it. > > The thing of it is, that I could not find Kerrygold...made in Ireland...until > I found it in a store chain managed by Chinese.. Only in America. lol > > Jim McCarthy > Upland CA > Researching: MCCARTHY...QUINN...FRANCIS...KENNEDY > NELSON...STOUT...D'AMICO...FICKINGER >

To all Americans "Vive la difference" The world would be the poorer if we were all clones of each other. Terry -----Original Message----- From: Robert Fitzsimmons [mailto:rvf5@voyager.net] Sent: 25 May 2002 01:40 To: IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IRISH-NYC] Figuring Out Dates Kathleen India does not use our system for dates . I think we are in the minority. I try to avoid confusion by 24May2002 Happy hunting sheila ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== Please don't flame anyone on the list. If you do, you will be unsubscribed. If you are flamed, please contact the list admin privately. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Bill OK, I admit it, I don't know my October from my November, but the day was correct as I typed it in as 2/10/1927! Terry -----Original Message----- From: RWBOYLAN@aol.com [mailto:RWBOYLAN@aol.com] Sent: 22 May 2002 17:03 To: IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IRISH-NYC] Figuring Out Dates Could someone please help me with a research question? I have an obit dated 2.10.27 (1927) that states that the person died "on Tuesday." Is there an easy way I can figure out what day of the week that 2.10.27 fell on, so I can calculate the Date of Death? Thanks, Bill Boylan ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== Please visit the list website: http://www.irishinnyc.freeservers.com It is a work in progress. Thank you for your patience! ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237