Library and Archives Canada has these published lists only. We do not have copies of the actual documents. The naturalization records are held by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Visit our topics page on citizenship for more information about the records and how to request copies from that department. Our Citizenship and naturalization records page includes background information, useful things to know, and links to other resources and databases.
There is also information about naturalization records held by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and how to request documents from that department. Naturalization lists, to Page Content. I took your advice and requested a copy of my grandfathers petition from Westchester County. In fact, I mailed the way the form with my check yesterday. I looked a little closer at the email and apparently you anticipated that request. I have no plans to relinquish my US citizenship but I will apply for dual citizenship.
Based on what I have read there would be zero chance of obtaining my citizenship without the information that you provided. I'm glad to share my process, even though I regrettably don't have any rabbits to magically pull out of my hat. After wasting untold amounts of time in the naturalization records for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, I moved on to digging up the census records.
These weren't terribly difficult to find since they included his address and the names of his wife and children. Census-takers weren't terribly good at writing down non-English names. When I eventually deciphered what "W. A Google search for "Westchester County naturalization records" found me the Westchester archives with their index.
I inputted all the surnames from the census records Petro, Pietro, Pitera, Petero , and the only one that made sense i.
When I inputted that name back into Ancestry, I found the draft cards, which confirmed to me that the Pitera name was the correct one. Ultimately, you just got lucky. Many counties don't have an index of their naturalization holdings like Westchester does, and those that do rarely post it online.
If your grandfather had ended up in a different county, finding his records may well have been impossible. This sort of random chance is quite common. I've traced one branch of my family tree back to the late s in the Azores. A different ancestor also from the Azores assumed the seemingly random surname of "King," making it impossible track him back across the Atlantic.
At least your grandfather's name change made sense. That branch of the family tree is perpetually stunted, never getting past the early 20th century. Some ancestors are destined to be easy, while some ancestors like your grandfather are just destined to be difficult.
It's always gratifying to help someone find new genealogical records, and it's even better when doing so results in practical benefits for real people.
Make sure to post a copy of your records when they arrive - one never knows what additional information might be lurking in them - and feel free to ask if there's anything else you're interested in finding out. I wish you the best of luck in all you do. On another whim, I found your grandparents' marriage record.
I can't make out very much of it I don't read Italian , but they appear to have been married on November 30, , in Palmi. As you might have noticed, my previous reference to question no. I received both his petition for naturalization and his Declaration of intention.
You were spot on in predicting the date of his naturalization stating that you thought he was naturalized in The certificate says he was naturalized April 23, You were perfect. Now I can prove that my mother born in was born to an Italian citizen which is a prerequisite for my Italian citizenship. If you could provide the name, approximate birth year, and location in the US were he lived or provide a link to the Census , one of us will help you look for the information.
Thank you ever so much for responding to me. I am exploring filing for dual citizenship with Italy and doing so requires me to produce certain documents. Citizens, Although people typically referred to themselves as Canadian citizens before , people born in Canada were actually British subjects citizens at the time. Certificates of naturalization were granted under British legislation by provincial and territorial courts in Canada.
If successful, they would swear allegiance to the British monarch and would be granted the rights of someone born within the British Empire. The legislation changed over the years under the following acts:. More details can be found on the page about Types of citizenship certificates. Library and Archives Canada holds only a few collections relating to citizenship. These are indexed and digitized in the following databases:.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada holds records of naturalization and citizenship from to the present. The records from to no longer exist. The certificate of naturalization was given to the new citizen. All that the government has kept is a card index arranged by name. In most cases, the National Archives will not have a copy of the certificate of citizenship. Two copies of the certificate were created — one given to the petitioner as proof of citizenship, and, after September 26, , one forwarded to the Immigration and Naturalization Service INS.
Certificates of citizenship were issued by the Federal courts until October when naturalization became an administrative function under the INS. Online Indexes and Finding Aids Please Note : If a name index is not available online, researchers should contact the National Archives facility serving the state in which the petitioner resided as many indexes exist only in the research room.
Now you can order copies of naturalization records online through the OrderOnline system! Top Skip to main content. Naturalization Quick Reference. Naturalization records dated prior to October from the Federal courts are at the National Archives. In most cases, the National Archives will not have a copy of the certificate of citizenship granted to a petitioner — our holdings normally include only the declaration of intention with any accompanying certificate of arrival and petition for naturalization.
Naturalization records from state or local courts are often at state archives or county historical societies.
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