Cavan - Hartley, John Macones; Kings Co., NY - 1915 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Cavan Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: C. Hunt HARTLEY, JOHN MACONES; DECLARATION OF INTENTION, KINGS CO., NY - 1915 No. 48301 Name: John Macones HARTLEY Age: 35 Occupation: Carpenter Description: Color: White Complexion: Fair Height: 5'5" Weight: 145 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Marks: none Where Born: County Cavan Ireland Date of Birth: 23 Feb 1880 Resides: 204 Parkside Ave Emigrated from: Queenstown Vessel: Cedric Foreign Residence was: County Cavan Arrived at Port of: New York Date of Arrival: 7 Nov 1904 Date Sworn: 4 Mar 1915 *Application has middle name as Macones. Signature looks like Mcones The Declaration of Intention was the first step in becoming a U.S. Citizen. It is also called First Papers. After 1906 it was a 3 step process to become a citizen. First this Declaration. Then the Petition for Naturalization and when the Petition was granted the person became a citizen and got their citizenship. Source: FHL #2314450