A lot depends where your person was naturalized. At that time (1937) they were done in State Courts which would mean the records are at the State level. After WW II Naturalization was done in US District Courts.
The example I can give is that my Grandfather was naturalize in the Superior Court of Bristol County (MA) in 1944 and as such I was able to get a copy of the Petition in the State Archives in Boston. My grandfather's sister was naturalized in 1960 in the Federal Court in Boston and as such her petition was in the National Archives in Waltham, MA. So before you send any requests off you need to look and see where the naturalization took place. The Declaration of Intent and the Petition for Citizenship are two different forms. Both provide about the same information. Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Epping, NH -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joaquin Mendonca Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 6:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] USCIS genealogy program I recently came across a certificate of citizenship, issued 22 July 1937. I would like to get a copy of the petition for citizenship. Is this the same as declaration of intent of citizenship? I am assuming the petition will have alot of useful genealogy data. I have a copy of instructions for form g-1041 and g-1041-a. I believe the uscis file number will be the certificate of citizenship record number. Do I need to do the index search first? Thank you Joaquin Mendonca -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
