Massachusetts, United States Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
Naturalization records from the U.S. District in Massachusetts. The collections are from Record Group 21 Records of the United States District Court. The records were acquired from the National Archives at Boston and include the following collections.


 * Name Index to Petitions & Records of Naturalization for Massachusetts, 1967-1991. NAID 5634058
 * Petitions & Records of Naturalization for Military Personnel, 1919. NAID 2847215
 * Name Index to Naturalization Record Books, 1845-1817. NAID 2999967
 * Miscellaneous Applications for Repatriation, 11938-1968. NAID 4903861
 * Petitions & Records of Naturalization, 1946-1991. NAID 595176
 * Aliens Declaration of Intention to Become Citizens, 1946-191. NAID 2945883
 * Naturalization Certificate Stub Books, Massachusetts, 1906-1925. NAID 2843135
 * Depositions of Witnesses for Massachusetts, 1845-1991. NAID 2843057
 * Depositions of Witnesses for Massachusetts Naturalization. NAID 2843057

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