Emigration: Quinn, Michael; Kings Co., NY - 1915 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Dublin Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: C. Hunt QUINN, MICHAEL; DECLARATION OF INTENTION, 1915 No. 48525 Name: Michael QUINN Age: 49 Occupation: boiler cleaner Description: Color: White Complexion: Fair Height: 5'9" Weight: 185 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Gray Marks: none Where Born: Dublin Ireland Date of Birth: 29 Dec 1865 Resides: 177 Ainslie St., Brooklyn, NY Emigrated from: Southampton England Vessel: Berlin Foreign Residence was: Dublin Ireland Arrived at Port of: New York Date of Arrival: 1 May 1894 Date Sworn: 2 Mar 1915 *Duplicate issued May 3, 1916 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