Laois - Keys, Timothy; Kings Co., NY - 1915

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File contributed by:  C. Hunt

KEYS, TIMOTHY; DECLARATION OF INTENTION - 1915

No. 48815
Name: Timothy KEYS
Age: 20
Occupation: Clerk
Description: 
Color: White
Complexion: Fair
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 153
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Marks: none
Where Born: Queens County Ireland
Date of Birth: 22 Jun 1894
Resides: 6907 New Utrecht Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Emigrated from: Queenstown Ireland
Vessel: Baltic
Foreign Residence was: Dublin Ireland
Arrived at Port of: New York, NY
Date of Arrival: 17 Oct 1914
Date Sworn: 10 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