No. 48713 Name: Michael O'GORMAN Age: 47 Occupation: Laborer Description: Color: White Complexion: Dark Height: 5'8" Weight: 170 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Marks: Scar on forehead Where Born: County Limerick Ireland Date of Birth: 27 Mar 1867 Resides: 68 Huntington St., Brooklyn, NY Emigrated from: Queenstown Ireland Vessel: Germanic Foreign Residence was: County Limerick Ireland Arrived at Port of: New York, NY Date of Arrival: 2 Jun 1895 Date Sworn: 9 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/ https://www.facebook.com/IrelandGenealogyProjects ===============================