Cork - Loretta Fox ; Declaration of Intention, 1915 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Cork Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: C. Hunt Loretta Fox ; Declaration of Intention, Kings Co., NY - 1915 No. 48436 Name: Loretta FOX Age: 26 Occupation: Dressmaker Description: Color: White Complexion: Fair Height: 5'3" Weight: 120 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Marks: none Where Born: Cork Ireland Date of Birth: 24 Jan 1889 Resides: 117 Weldon St, Brooklyn, NY Emigrated from: Queenstown Vessel: Arabic Foreign Residence was: Cork Ireland Arrived at Port of: New York Date of Arrival: 19 October 1907 Date Sworn: 8 Mar 1915 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