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From: hobnail <>
Subject: Naturalization
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 1998 21:22:45 -0400


Hello Bob,

My g grandfather came to the USA from Limerick, Ireland as a child in
1861 and died here in 1916; and never attempted naturalization.

Cheers,

Janice Danks

Robert J. Widenmann wrote:
>
> Was it common for immigrants ­­ especially from Ireland -- to omit
> naturalization altogether and just live on as if nothing had happened?
>
> Would they have been able to get away with it in the NY area around the
> turn of the century?
>
> -
> Bob Widenmann
>
> Looking for COUGHLANs, RYANs, LEMCKEs, SEILER-LEMCKEs, WIDENMANNs
>
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