Emigration: Dunleavy, Thomas Joseph: Declaration of Intention *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Mayo Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: C. Hunt DUNLEAVY, THOMAS JOSEPH: DECLARATION OF INTENTION, KINGS CO., NY - 1915 No. 48759 Name: Thomas Joseph DUNLEAVY Age: 43 Occupation: laborer Description: Color:White Complexion: Fair Height: 5'8½" Weight:170 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Gray Marks: none Where Born: Kiltemagh Ireland Date of Birth: 7 March 1872 Resides: 93 Truxton St, Brooklyn, N.Y. Emigrated from: Queenstown, Ireland Vessel: Baltic Foreign Residence was: Kiltemagh Ireland Arrived at Port of: New York Date of Arrival: 3 May 1906 Date Sworn: 9 Mar 1915 *Kiltemagh is in County Mayo See also Thomas Patrick Henry (same address) 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