How would I get the naturalization records of two people who were apparently in the U.S. and married by 1835, and who teh Census shows lived in Highspire and Lower Swatara from 1840? One was born in Switzerland and the other in Germany. I do not know where they arrived in this country, but they would have been living in Dauphin County by the time they applied for naturalization. Yours, Dora Smith Austin, TX tiggernut24@yahoo.com

They could have applied for naturalization through any state or local court, as all courts at that time were recognized as legitimate places to renounce prior citizenships and take an oath to the U.S. Since these records fell under the domain of federal district or circuit courts however, the records are probably archived at the federal level. I'd start searching at either the federal archives, or the Pennsylvania State Archives. George F. Nagle Afrolumens Project Editor www.afrolumens.org -----Original Message----- From: padauphi-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padauphi-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dora Smith Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 4:40 PM To: PADAUPHI@rootsweb.com Subject: [PADAUPHI] How do I get naturalization records for someone wholived in Highspire by 1840? How would I get the naturalization records of two people who were apparently in the U.S. and married by 1835, and who teh Census shows lived in Highspire and Lower Swatara from 1840? One was born in Switzerland and the other in Germany. I do not know where they arrived in this country, but they would have been living in Dauphin County by the time they applied for naturalization. Yours, Dora Smith Austin, TX tiggernut24@yahoo.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADAUPHI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message