> > >I have an ancestor that lived in Wappinger Falls, NY most of his adult life. In the census he indicates he was a naturalized citizen. Where would you suggest I start looking for his Declaration of Intention or Naturalization papers? > >The Dutchess County Clerk's office. > If you don't live near the county clerk's office, you can use LDS film which you can find under: http://www.familysearch.org A quick look shows the following films: Naturalization declarations, 1878-1906 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 926503 Items 1-2 ] Vol. 7-9 no. 1601-2897 Oct 1915-Dec 1919 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1688830 ] Vol. 10-11 no. 2898-3893 Jan 1920-Jan 1924 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1688831 ] Vol. 12-13 no. 3894-4893 Jan 1924-Dec 1927 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1688833 ] Vol. 14-15 no. 4894-5700 Dec 1927-Jun 1933 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1688832 ] Naturalization records v. 1A (Index to aliens 1802-1844, court minutes, 1822-1829) Naturalization records v. 2A-3A (Indexes to persons naturalized) 1845-1877 Naturalization records v. 4A(p.1-291) 1878- 1883 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1304983 ] Naturalization records v. 4A(p.290-end)- 7A(p.1-265) 1883-1903 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1304984 ] Naturalization records v. 7A(p.264-end)-11A 1890-1906,1915 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1304985 ] Naturalization records v. 12A 1903-1906 Naturalization papers 1830-1850(Spross) - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1304986 ] Naturalization papers 1850(Spross)- 1853(McNair) - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1304987 ] Naturalization papers 1853(McNair)-1855 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1304988 ] Naturalization papers 1856-1858 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1304989 ] Naturalization papers 1859-1860(Sinnhold) - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1304990 ] Naturalization papers 1860(Sinnhold)- 1866(Hobson) - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1304991 ] Naturalization papers 1866(Hobson)-1867 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1304992 ] Naturalization papers 1868-1869(Marks) - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1304993 ] Naturalization papers 1869(Marks)- 1872(Mathews) - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1304994 ] Naturalization papers 1872(Mathews)- 1875(Paclet) - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1304995 ] Naturalization papers 1875(Paclet)- 1877(Lotterer) - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1304996 ] Naturalization papers 1877(Lotterer)- 1886(Nestles) - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1304997 ] Naturalization papers 1886(Nestles)- 1892(Burns) - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1304998 ] Naturalization papers 1892(Burns)- 1894(O'Neil) - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1304999 ] Naturalization papers 1894(O'Neil)- 1897(Chauski) - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1305000 ] Naturalization papers 1897(Chauski)- 1899(Pfisterer) - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1305501 ] Naturalization papers 1899(Pfisterer)- 1902(Capone) - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1305502 ] Naturalization papers 1902(Capone)- 1904(Gibson) - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1305503 ] Naturalization papers 1904(Gibson)- 1906(Leonard) - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1305504 ] Naturalization papers 1906(Leonard)-1917 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1305505 ] Under catalog, I put in Dutchess, and then found these under, Naturalizations and Citizenship. If I were you, I would start looking at the declarations because they usually give more information. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com Professional Genealogy Research All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002