Posted on 11/14/2005 1:47:31 PM PST by Pippin
I was just on the phone talking to my mom, she was telling me about getting the forms filled out for a passport.
One of the things asked for was proof of Canadian citizenship
The only proof she has is her birth certificate. She doesn't even know if her parents were citizens.
Both my grandparents were born in Minnesota and migrated to what is now known as Saskatchewan in the early 1900's. My grandfather came to Canada in 1903. My grandmother earlier.
They were married in 1911.
Mom is sure her mother was a Canadian citizen by 1911, but we are not sure about grandpa because we can't find any papers.
I'll tell you the truth, I never in over 20 years of researching my mom's family once thought of citizenship records, oops!
my uncle says maybe just homesteading made you a citizen back in 1903 or marrying a Canadian citizen made you a citizen.
I was wondering if there is anywhere I should go to to find if any records exist and were they would be kept.
Mom assumes it's Ottowa since it would be Federal records.
Thank You.
Thanks.
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