Another Declaration of Intention: No. 48857 Name: Minnie Josephine BRADY Age: 21 Occupation: Stenographer Description: Color: White Complexion: Fair Height: 5'3" Weight: 123 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Gray Marks: none Where Born: Dublin Ireland Date of Birth: 18 Aug 1893 Resides: 235 Ryerson St., Brooklyn, NY Emigrated from: Queenstown Ireland Vessel: Majestic Last Foreign Residence was: Kilkenny Ireland Arrived at Port of: New York Date of Arrival: 21 Apr 1910 Date Sworn: 11 Mar 1915 The Declaration of Intention was the first step in becoming a U.S. Citizen. It is also called First Papers. After 1906 it was a 3 step process to become a citizen. First this Declaration. Then the Petition for Naturalization and when the Petition was granted the person became a citizen and got their citizenship. -- Christina http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ ===============================