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From: Jacqueline Baral <>
Subject: Re: 1800-1900 Immigration & Naturalization Policies
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 13:31:19 -0700


Thank you very much for the information. I appreciate your time in
responding.
Jacquie

Joan Markfort wrote:
>
> When someone married a born or naturalized citizen, they became citizens
> of the united states. This was about that time.
> Children, born here, have always been considered citizens.
> Note the rule on the president having to be BORN here.
> The marriage rule changed and marriage partners were
> allowed into the US as Aliens married to Citizens.
> The rules of getting citizenship have changed also.
>
> Jacqueline Baral wrote:
>
> > I know they are now - but was it the same in the 19th & early part of
> > the 20th century?
> >
> > Mary Lou Clegg wrote:
> > >
> > > Children born in the US are US citizens whether their parents are or not.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jacqueline Baral <>
> > > To: <>
> > > Date: Saturday, August 05, 2000 11:32 AM
> > > Subject: 1800-1900 Immigration & Naturalization Policies
> > >
> > > >Dear Listers,
> > > >
> > > >According to some records located on my maternal BISHOPs, my
> > > >great-grandfather is listed as an "alien" and he doesn't seem to have
> > > >been "naturalized". He was born in NB, Canada but married in the US to
> > > >my great-grandmother who was born in NS.
> > > >
> > > >Question: During the 1850s - mid 1900s, were children born in the US
> > > >ever considered US citizens if their parents were not naturalized
> > > >citizens themselves? Were the children still considered Canadian
> > > >citizens? Or, were the children given duel citizenship?
> > > >
> > > >Thanks for any help that may shed some light on this issue.
> > > >
> > > >Jacquie (California)

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