Montgomery County
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Introduction to Montgomery County
Naturalization Records |
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Compiled and Transcribed by Jeanette Lawson, Myra Damewood and Donna Smith in Cooperation with Montgomery County Historical Society
2004 - 2005 |
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Thank you to the Montgomery County Genealogical Society |
| Initially an alien resident filed a declaration of intention,
also commonly known as "first papers" with an authorized court,
indicating their intention to become a citizen, to renounce all
allegiance to any foreign state, and to renounce any foreign title
or order of nobility. At least two years after making the
declaration (after 1906, no more than seven years later), an alien
who had been a resident of the United States for at least five years
could petition the court for admission to citizenship. The names of the applicant and the foreign ruler whose allegiance was renounced and the date are always shown on the declaration. Later declarations also include some or all of the following information: age or birth date; place of birth; date and place of entry into the U.S.; applicant's oath; and affidavits of two witnesses who attested to the applicant's residency and good character. |
| Oath of Allegiance Index |
| "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the armed forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God." |
