This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZFB.2ACI/4054 Message Board Post: I know I already asked this yesterday, but I am hoping a more descriptive title might be more likely to induce a response. ************************************* I have a few naturalization record questions. I have an ancestor who immigrated from Canada and was naturalized. My aunt has a naturalization record of some kind (I think she said it was an original certificate or something) which was dated 10 October 1896. I went to the Family History Library and searched the "Index to New England naturalization petitions, 1791-1906" and found my ancestor there with the naturalization date as 15 May 1896. I then searched "Naturalization Index Cards, 1790-1906" and found my ancestor there as well with the naturalization date listed as 21 September 1896. Both of the two records I found in the indexes listed the "Title and location of court" as "USCC Boston Mass". They then show a "Certificate no. (or vol. and page)" listed as "283-133". Question # 1: Why are there records with three different dates? Question # 2: My understanding is USCC means United States Circuit Court. How do obtain the orginal record? Is there a set of microfilm available from the Family History Library that contains copies of those originals? Can someone direct me to it?

If you look closely, you'll note that the May, 1896 date seems to be for the PETITION for citizenship, or Declaration of Intent. The September, 1896 date would appear to be for the final papers. The certificate dated in October MAY be just the date the certificate was prepared,and issued. You'd have to look at it again to be sure. Another thing you might do is check with the NARA center in Waltham, and have them double check for you. They are very nice and awfully good. They might even do it all through email, if you can give them all the information. Good Luck, Ann