thanks for your replies! so speedy, too! here's the thing that has me confused: my great-grandfather never lived in the United States. He was born in Ponta Delgada, died there, and spent his whole life there, yet somewhere along the way was granted US citizenship. that's the piece that seems mysterious. His sons (my grandfather & great-uncles) came to the US and lived in & around East Cambridge, MA.
On Friday, March 31, 2017 at 8:03:20 AM UTC-7, Di wrote: > > Hi everyone! > > I'm new to the group and this is my first post. In reading your posts & > replies, I'm so impressed with the depth of knowledge here and the > commitment & dedication to the research! And special appreciation to Cheri > Mello for managing the listserv - what a labor of love. > > Here's what I'm trying to figure out: > > My great-grandfather, *Manuel Rezendes (Resendes)* was born in Ponta > Delgada around 1869. He died in Ponta Delgada in 1927. I have a document > from the American Consulate, "Report on the Death of An American Citizen" > about him. So we know at some point, he was granted citizenship, even > though he never took advantage of it. > > It's 'derivative papers,' meaning that the grant of citizenship was for > him and his children. So his five children were born with Portuguese AND > US citizenship - which is how my avô and his brothers emigrated without > having to be naturalized. > > On the passenger manifest for the ship my avô came over on, he is listed > as a US citizen (under 'Court of Naturalization,' it lists his home address > and the notation *'through father's papers'*). > > I'm trying to track down the circumstances of how my great-grandfather was > granted the US citizenship. I've called the Consulate (they told me they > don't keep the paperwork after 20 years). Recently while on a visit to > Washington, I went to the National Archives, where the archivists told me > they'd never heard anything like it -- and in fact, doubted my story until > I showed them the paperwork. The other route I'm going to try, at their > suggestion, is the US State Dep't., but that could take years, ha. > > *Has anyone here had a similar circumstance, or have you heard of anything > like this?* Or ideas of other ways to try to track it down? > > I am a complete novice at all this, so any and all tips/direction/advice > are warmly welcomed! > > all the best, > di > Diane Rezendes > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
