First, I was able to locate this reference index card for both Frank Becker and his wife Marie (Kollain) Becker on Ancestry.com:
Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City
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Order a copy of her Naturalization records using NARA's
Online Ordering Service
Marie is the sister of our G-Grandfather, Ignatz Kollain, and is the focus at this point.
The next step:Order a copy of her Naturalization records using NARA's
Online Ordering Service
Then, much to my amazement, I received the following email message in under 24hrs from when I submitted the request:
We were able to locate and reproduce the records that you requested. Your order was shipped on 02/15/11 4:09:26 PM.
We appreciate your business and encourage you to use our online ordering service to submit any future reproduction requests.
Sincerely,
National Archives and Records Administration,
NARA's Northeast Region (New York City) - Reg. Archives
201 Varick Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10014
It doesn't get any easier than that!
Now - fingers crossed that Maria was specific when citing her place of birth!
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This is what I have to start doing for all my family in the naturalization index - I'm going to take your entry as the universe telling me this is the next step! :)
ReplyDeleteHope you find what you're looking for with Marie!