IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION RECORDS

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EmbarkationPorts

•Picture of Queenstown harbor, where Annie Shanley boarded the Oceanic Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division

http://adminstaff.vassar.edu/sttaylor/FAMINE/ILN/Depopulation/Depopulation.html

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Before 1855 – New York

Immigrants arrived at the docks – where they found runners waiting for them.

John Colbert and Mary Coleman arrived at the docks.

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Castle Garden

August 1855 – April 1890

The Roches,Ashes,Ryans, andTom Phelan (with Alice and Nell) all arrived here

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Barge Office

April 1890 – Dec 1891June 1897 – Dec 1900

Bessie Shanley arrived here

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Ellis Island

Jan 1892 – June 1897Dec 1900 – 1924

James Whelan and Annie Shanley arrivedhere.So did Bessie (2nd trip)and Mollieand many Aherns.

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What you must know Name at time of arrival Age Approximate year of arrival

Plus › Traveling companions› Ship› Occupation› Home County - Residence

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Where to find passenger lists

Online› Ancestry› Ellis Island › Family Search› Stephen Morse, one step

Microfilm› NARA› Family History Centers

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Where to Find Information Family Stories Death Certificates Census Naturalization Records Obituaries Biographies Certificates of Arrival Passport Applications Emigrant Savings Bank

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Family Stories

“My mother arrived the day McKinley was shot/killed. When she arrived in Battery Park the band was playing. She thought it was to welcome the immigrants, but it was for the President.”

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What do I know?•Name: Anne Shanley – nicknames: Annie,

Nancy•Date of Birth: December 1882•Place of Birth: Ross, Meath, Ireland•Port of Arrival: New York•Year of Arrival: the year McKinley was shot

President McKinley:

Shot: September 6, 1901Died: September 14, 1901

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Ellis Island Records

http://ellisisland.org/

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•1892-1924

•New York

Ellis Island Records

Annie ShanleyAge 19Year of Arrival 1901Residence: Ross

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Ship: OceanicArrival: Sep 11, 1901

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Ellis Island Records Print Certificates View Manifest View other

pages in manifest Add to your

Ellis Island file Order copies Cannot print or save manifests

Ancestry – Passenger Records

Why is Annie listed twice ?

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Passenger Manifest

Annie was detained until her mother arrived

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Family Story and Death Certificate

“My grandmother came to this country twice –

The first time she was a baby and her father dropped dead coming down the gangplank.

She and her mother returned to Ireland on the same ship.”

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What do I know?

Name – Johanna Roach Country of Origin – Ireland Sisters – Ellen and Mary Brother – John or James

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Death CertificateDied: February 10, 1927Age: 69 = Year of birth

1858In U.S.: 67 years = Year of

Arrival 1860Parents: Michael Roach and

Mary Wallace

Father’s Death Certificate:Date of Death: July 16, 1861Age: 45 = Year of Birth 1816

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Michael Roach; Arrived: 8 July 1861; Born: about 1817

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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.; Cleared. Arrived. Sailed. By Telegraph. Miscellaneous. Spoken, &c. Foreign Ports.Published: July 9, 1861

Ship Columbia, Bryant, Liverpool May 21, with mdse. and 350 passengers to C.H. Marshall & Co. June 16, lat. 46 30, lon. 48 passed several icebergs. Has had light winds, calms and fogs the entire passage. New York Times Archives

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COLUMBIA (2) Columbia was built 1846, by W. H. Webb at NYC, New York. 1051 tons, 171' x 37' x 22'. She was a square rigger which saw long service, was owned by C. H. Marshall & Co. of NYC and operated under the Black Ball or Old Line from 1846 to 1869, averaging 32 days on her westward crossings. She was a consistently fast and reliable performer http://mobius.mysticseaport.org/detail.php?

type=related&kv=179193&t=objects

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Did she go back on the same ship?

From: New York Times, August 1, 1861

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The Nastas Michael and Virginia Liquori Nasta Both born in Formia, Italy She was his second wife He went back to Italy to marry her He worked as a seaman at one time Census 1930

he arrived 1900; she arrived 1917 Children: Helen, Philip, Frances, Josephine,

Mary and Jane

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Passport Application

Michele NastaArrived: 14 July 1898Ship: VisperaAnchor LineBorn: 28 Sept 1873Formia, Italy

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Finding the Record Anchor Line – Ship’s Name is Hesperia

› http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/anchor.html

Stephen Morse One step› http://stevemorse.org/ellis2/ellisgold.html

Searched – for Michele› Name of Town – Formia› Name of Ship – Hesperia› Year of Arrival – 1898

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Found - Ellis Island Index: Michele MastaAncestry Index: Michele Nasto

Michele Nasta, age 25, Seaman, Italian, from Formia; has $14.00Going to his brother Benedetto Nasto

Certification from U.S. Consul in Naples that immigrants on lines 8 through 22, “are working their passage to New York as stewards..”

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Wife – Vincenza, age 33

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Travel CompanionIf you can’t find ancestor – check a travel companion

Mary Shanley – born 1876Came to U.S. with cousin – Kate Knight

Search for Mary ShanleyEllis Island – no recordAncestry – no record

Search for Kate Knight

found – Alaska, 23 May 1892

Mary’s name is given as Shandley

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Repeat trips

Many immigrants returned to their home countries more than once; some were seasonal workers.

Thomas Phelan

New York 1889 with sistersPhiladelphia 1895 selfNew York 1904 with wifeNew York 1906 with wifeNew York 1913 with wife and son

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Naturalization

5 years in U.S. Declaration of Intent

filed at least 2 years prior

21 years old Good moral character Witness Derivative Citizenship

› Wives› Minors

Military

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Naturalization Before 1906

› Could file in any court› Limited information on petition› Varied by court

After 1906› New agency - Immigration and Naturalization

Service (INS)› All records sent to INS› Standard forms› Detailed information about applicant and

family

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Citzenship of Women Derivative Citizenship – until 1922

Until 1907

› If husband was a citizen – wife was a citizen› If husband was an alien – wife remained a citizen (some

disagreement 1866-1907)

1907-1922: › If husband was a citizen – wife was a citizen› If husband was an alien – wife was alien› American women lost their citizenship if they married a noncitizen

1922 – Women applied for their citizenship independent of their husbands

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American born wife

NYS Census 191521st A.D; E.D. 31523 W 133rd Street

Name Age Born Citizen in U.S.

Alex Murray Head M 37 Scotland Alien 12 yearsMary A. Wife F 28 U.S. Alien 28 yearsJohn A. Son M 7 U.S. Cit 7 yearsEthel M. Daughter F 2 U.S. Cit 2 years

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Naturalization Date/Place Family Papers Census – 1920 – Year

› 1900/1910/1930 will have AL/NA/Pa Voter Registration Passport Application Passenger Manifest Military Records Federal Land Records State Census records – some show

citzenship

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Where can you find indexes?

Ancestry Family Search Footnote Italian Genealogical Group German Genealogical Group Westchester County Archives State and County Sites NARA and FHC (microfilm – not online)

› List of microfilm rolls is on line

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Where Can you Find Record?

National Archives (NARA) › check Regional Offices for available records

and ordering procedures USICS – post 1906 only Ancestry (online)

› has some post 1906 records› check pages before and after for additional

information Courthouses and Archives

› Check State/County for available records

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Certificate given to New Citizen

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INDEX CARD

Record can be obtained from the National Archives

Can order online for $7.50

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Minor•Under the age of 18 when arrived

•In U.S. at least 5 years

•Reached age 21

•Did not have to file declaration of intent

File includes:

•Certificate signed by clerk•Witness form•Date of Arrival

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Voter Registration Records

Aid to finding and corroborating naturalization records

Limited Availability Not online Found in varied locations

› Manhattan only – Municipal Archives› Brooklyn – Board of Elections

Rarely indexed - need exact address› May need specific ward, assembly district,

election district

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Lawrence Ryan

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Declaration of Intent: March 30, 1881Court of Common Pleas NYC

Naturalized: October 16, 1888Superior Court New York City