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Monday, July 21, 2014

A List of Immigrants Who Applied for Naturalization Papers in the District Courts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh.

U.S. and Canada Passenger and Immigration Lists Index 1500s 1900s for arrivals in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

A List of Immigrants Who Applied for Naturalization Papers in the District Courts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh.

This is a seven volume set published by the WPGS.

Annotation: Much information given, including date of intention to acquire citizenship, date of naturalization, place of residence, country of birth, and name of sponsor.

Description:

Complete in seven (7) volumes.

Table of Contents

v. 1. 1798-1840.

v. 2. 1841-1855.

v. 3. 1856-1869.

v. 4. 1870-1879.

v. 5. 1880-1887.

v. 6. 1886-1891.

v. 7. 1892-1906.

The information was available in the 7 volumes set from the WPGS. It is now "out of print".

Source Bibliography: WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, Pittsburgh, compilers. A List of Immigrants Who Applied for Naturalization Papers in the District Courts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh: the society. Vol.1 1798-1840. 1978 109p. 6360 names.

Source Bibliography: WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, Pittsburgh, compilers. A List of Immigrants Who Applied for Naturalization Papers in the District Courts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh: the society. Vol. 2, 1841-1855. 1978. 139p. 7,800 names.

Source publication: WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, Pittsburgh, compilers. A List of Immigrants Who Applied for Naturalization Papers in the District Courts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh: the society. Vol. 3, 1856-1869. 1978. 112p. 6,500 names.

Source Bibliography: WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, Pittsburgh, compilers. A List of Immigrants Who Applied for Naturalization Papers in the District Courts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh: the society. Vol. 4, section 2, 1876-1879. 1980. 107p. 10,650 names (both sections).

Source Bibliography: WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, Pittsburgh, compilers. A List of Immigrants Who Applied for Naturalization Papers in the District Courts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh: the society. Vol. 5, 1880-1887. 1981. 141p. 6250 names.

Source Bibliography: WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, Pittsburgh, compilers. A List of Immigrants Who Applied for Naturalization Papers in the District Courts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh: the society. Vol. 6, 1881-1891. 1981. 138p. 6500 names.

Source Bibliography: WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, Pittsburgh, compilers. A List of Immigrants Who Applied for Naturalization Papers in the District Courts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh: the society. Vol. 7, 1892-1906. 1982. 220p. 8650 names.

Where to get and order the record when you find a record as listed.

Using as an example, I have the record for George William Jennings Scott.

U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7486

I search, and find the following.




Second, from Vol. 5. page 96 as published by the WPGS, which gives an extract of the information.





These volumes provide extracts including: Name, Naturalization, Birthplace, Date of Declaration of Intent, Date of Naturalization, and Sponsor.

It may or may not include the name of the ship, or port of arrival.

Then with the above information, you can look it up in person or order the record through the Carnegie Library at the Pennsylvania Department.

For more information email:
padept@carnegielibrary.org
Marilyn Holt
Pennsylvania Department
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh



Mail you request and payment of $5 per person payable to Carnegie Library to:

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
ATTN: PA Dept.
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh,
PA 15213

Microfilm Research Request Form
http://clpgh.org/locations/pennsylvania/ResearchRequestForm.pdf

When ordering the Record for Naturalization. I would also include a copy of the reference from ancestry.com for exact lookups, and there is no confusion as to what record you are ordering.

*Naturalization Records - $5.00
We will provide copies from "List of Immigrants..." as indexed by Ancestry.com. Please provide the immigrant's name and the source volume and reference as given by Ancestry.com. The information found in these seven volumes was abstracted from the original naturalization petitions by members of WPGS as the society's first project after its formation in the 1970s. All information on each document was transcribed, but the type and quantity of information varies greatly from one entry to the next. Please refer to Ancestry.com's database description for details on what you should expect.        


**Naturalization Index for Allegheny County, 1790-1906. The Index provides date of Declaration of Intent, country of birth, date of naturalization and sponsor. After 1906 the index files are maintained downtown in the Department of Court Records.
See also: http://www.alleghenycounty.us/CourtRec/index.aspx
 


Now after the recent discovery, I now know that Catherine Dorman Scott's parents were John Dorman and Ann Gray Dorman. Now on a whim, I will start a new branch, and create a another tree. I will research the name Martin C Gray until I can determine if there is a  connection of any relationship of Martin C Gray to Ann Gray Dorman.

That is, if there is any relationship at all. But most likely, if you encounter a surname such as in this case, there may be a relationship, and that is why it is not to overlook the obvious. Just research, and explore! Those are the undiscovered mysteries that are great to search and learn, and uncover. It may or may not lead to anything. But it is worth a giving it a shot.

Allegheny Ancestry and Genealogy Trails

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1 comment:

Angela said...

Great insight on how to research the PA records - thank you for sharing your story.