1942 CUMMING, JESSIE ANN - Petition for Naturalisation

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION

No 231158


To the Honorable US District Court of Massachusetts at Boston


(1) My full, true, and correct name is Jessie Anne Cumming

(2) My present residence is 19 Hillside Rd. Newton Highlands, Middlesex, Mass

(3) My occupation is at ho

(4) I am 49 years old

(5) I was born on January 8, 1893, in Embo, Scotland

(6) My personal description is as follows: Sex female; color white; complexion medium; color of eyes brown; color of hair Dk brown; height 5 feet 5 inches; weight 160 pounds, visible distinctive marks none; race white; present nationality British

(7) I am married; the name of my husband is Donald we were married on April 12, 1918, at MIddlesborough, ENgland; he was born at Embo, Scotland on Oct 11 1892 and entered the United States at New York, NY on March 1, 1921 for permanent residence in the United States and now resides with me.

(8) I have two children:

  • Donald (m) January 19, 1922, born at Boston Mass. residing with me

  • Isabelle (f) July 29, 1923, born at Boston Mass, residing with me

(9) my last place of foreign residence was Glasgow Scotland

(10) I emigrated to the United States from Glasgow, Scotland.

(11) My lawful entry for permanent residence in the United States was at New York NY under the name of Jessie Cumming on March 1, 1921 ont he Algeria

(12) Since my lawful entry for permanent residence I have not been absent from the United States, for a period of 6 months or longer

(13) I declared my intention for become a citizen of the United States on October 4, 1938 in the USDC of Massachusetts at Boston, Mass.

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(18) I have resided continuously in the United States of America’s for the term of 5 years at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since March 1, 1921 and continuously in the State in which this petition is made for the the term of 6 months at least immediately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since March 1, 1921.

(19) I have not heretofore made petition for naturalisation.


Signed Jessie Anne Cumming



AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES


My name is Christine M. Johnson, my occupation is housewife. I reside at 287 Walnut St, Brookline Mass

My name is George Johnson, my occupation is porter. I reside at 156 William St. Jamaica Plain, Mass.


I am a citizen of the United States of America; I have personally known and have been acquainted in the United States with said Cumming, the petitioner named in the Petition for naturalization on which this affidavit is a part, since 1930; to my personal knowledge the petitioner has resided, immediately preceding the date of filing this petition, in the United States continuously since the date last mentioned and at Newton and Brookline in the State of Mass. continuously since 1930 and I have personal knowledge that the petitioner is and during all such periods has been a person of good moral character….

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Subscribed and sworn before me by the above-named petitioner and witnesses in the respective forms of oath shown in said petition and affidavit in the office of the Clerk of said Court at Boston Mass this 11th day of February, Anno Domini 1942. I hereby certify that Certificate of Arrival No 1-231737 from the immigration and Naturalisation Service, showing lawful entry for permanent residence of the petitioner above named, together with Declaration of Intention No 278400 of such petitioner, has been by me filed with attached to, and made a part of this petition on this date.



James S Allen, Clerk


OATH OF ALLEGIANCE

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Sworn to in open court, this 11th day of May A.D> 1942


Petition Granted No 692 and certificate No. 5551170

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