Thx for this info Cheri. Confirms for me. Whenever I tell relatives that my gram lost her citizenship they don't believe me. She used to get so mad if anyone called her a greenhorn. She made grandpa get his citizenship.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 14, 2017, at 7:47 AM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > Before 1920, women didn't naturalize on their own. No women's rights. If the > husband naturalized, then she was considered naturalized. If a woman (being a > U.S. Citizen) married an alien, she lost her American citizenship too (before > 1920 and women's rights). > > 1926 - maybe it's her, maybe it's not. Women could use her maiden name or her > husband's name. In my research, I've seen women use their husband's name in > America. Get her death and see if she was a citizen. Look at the censuses and > see if she was a citizen. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > >> On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 7:32 AM, George Medeiros <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> When a married woman became a citizen of the U.S. from the azores >> from 1900- 1950 does the naturalization record use their own surname or >> their husband's ? Does anyone know ? I found a naturalization record from >> 1926 of a woman with my grandmother's name which looks like her handwriting >> but has her family name not her husband's surname. >> I do not know if she ever became a citizen but this record might be her. >> George >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
