So now I'm wondering. I don't recall my grandmother ever applying to become a citizen again. She was born in Newport RI Was she supposed to apply to become one after she married my grandfather and he became a citizen
Liz Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 14, 2017, at 5:16 PM, Richard Francis Pimentel > <[email protected]> wrote: > > My grandmother was born in Fall River, MA because my grandfather was an alien > she applied for citizen ship in 1939. She received a Certificate of > Citizenship where as my grandfather when he became a citizen in 1944 he > received a Naturalization Certificate. Attached Also my grandmother’s > certificate came from the Department of Labor where my grandfather’s came > from the Department of Justice. > > Rick > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Liz Migliori > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 3:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Question on Naturalization > > Wait, who got around to it in the 60's > Do you mean that your mother was born here > Married gfather in 1916. Then he got his citizenship but she did not > automatically become citizen again??? > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 14, 2017, at 10:53 AM, 'Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy > <[email protected]> wrote: > > The same thing happened to my grandma who married her dear "greenhorn" (she > told me people called him that) in 1916. Her got his citizenship in the 20's > but she remained an alien for decades.... Don't have it here but I think she > finally got around to it in the 1960s. > > Susan > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 14, 2017, at 8:50 AM, Liz Migliori <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. > -- > 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. > <Certificate of Citizenship - Maria Josephine Pimentel.tif> > <Certificate of Naturalization - Manuel Pimentel.tif> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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