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    "ocrText": "Form 2213\nPRELIMINARY FORM FOR DECLARATION OF INTENTION TO BECOME A CITIZEN\n5051\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nNOT TO BE FILLED IN BY ALIEN\nFOR USE OF OFFICIALS SEARCHING IMMI-\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\nGRATION RECORDS\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\nCLERK OF COURT:\nRECEIVED\nRECORDS EXAMINED\nPlace number\n31616\nIn\nCARD INDEX\nFEB 7 1927\nupper left-hand corner of all copies of\ndeclaration, immediately under your\nINDEX BOOKS\nOFFICE OF EXAMINER\ndeclaration number.\nNEW HAVEN, CONN.\nDEPARTMENT up' LABOR\nDISTRICT DIRECTOR OF NATURALIZATION.\nMANIFESTS\n(NOTE TO CLERK OF COURT.- To guide you in preparing the Declaration: The black face lines on this form contain statements\nin the regular order as they are to appear on the Declaration of Intention.)\nI desire to file my Declaration of Intention (first paper) to become a citizen.\nMr.\nA. arah Betts\nMy name is\nMrs.\nDure a n, Ms skeNZ IF Bee tts age,\n38\nyears.\nMiss\n(Alien should print or typewrite bere true, original, and correct name)\nAlso known as\nSarah Bette\n(Give age last birthday)\n(If\nalien has used any other name in this country, that name should be shown here)\nI used that name because\nThe full name of the person shown on my steamship ticket was mrs D, Ina Betas\nSUREAUS\nMy mother's maiden name was matieda Fraser,\nRECEIVED\nMy maiden name was (if woman)\nSarah Oliver,\nP,\nFEB IS 1927,\nMy present occcupation is housewife\nACKND\nM\nMy personal description is: Color, white ; complexion, Lair\n; height,\n5 feet x5-V4 inches;\nweight, of\n160 pounds; color hair, Auburn attproomentarn None ; color of eyes,\nother visible distinctive marks:\nI was\nborn in Restrille hova Scotia Canada\n(City or town)\n(Country)\non\nthe 9 day of sept,\n11888\n,\nMy present residence is Croton, com 576 Jhames\n(Number and street)\n(City or town)\n(County)\n(State)\nMy post office address is Groton,\nThe place where I took the ship or train which landed me in the United States was garmouth\nhova scotia, Canada , on\nmay\n18\n1926\nMonth)\n(Day)\n(Year)\nThe ticket on which I came to this country was bought at\nnew (City) Glasgow (Country) hova Scotta\nThe of the ship or railroad which I Prince George\nname on came was\n(OVER)\n014-8\nO/A ISSUED\nMAR 14 1927"
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