Immigration and Naturalization
Franz JoHantgen, First Declaration of Intention for Citizenship, 1843
Franz JoHantgen, Second Declaration of Intention for Citizenship, 1847
Franz JoHantgen Family Immigration Data
State of Indiana, Adams County Order Book A., pg. 403 aril. 1837 - Feb. 1847
I, Frances Johantgen do make the following report of myself and declaration of my intentions of becoming a Citizen of the United States, to wit, I am a native of Nunkirchan in the Kingdom of Prussia born on the ___ day of October 1798 being now about forty-five years old. Migrated from Havre de Grace in France on the ___ day of May 1837 and arrived at the port of Baltimore in the State of Maryland in the United States of America on the 4th day of August of the same year, and that I owe my allegiance to William Frederick 4th, King of Prussia. And I further report my sons who migrated with me and were then less than 18 years of age, to wit: Nicholas aged 16 years, Peter aged 12 years, John aged 9 years. And I do hereby declare that is bona fide my intention to become a Citizen of the State of Indiana and to remain and objure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever and particularly to William Frederick 4th King of Prussia whose subject he was.
signed: Frances Johantgen
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of September, 1843, Samuel L. Rugg, Clerk
Source: Indiana Naturalization Records.
Montgomery (Ohio) Common Pleas Saturday September 4th, 1847
Francis Johantgen a native of Prussia came before this Court and made application to be fully naturalized, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said applicant did on the 5th day of September 1843 declare an oath before the Clerk of Adams County in the 12th Judicial Circuit Indiana, that it was bona fide his intention to become a Citizen of the United States and to renounce all foreign allegiance to and the Court being satisfied by the oaths of Martin Pflaum and John Geyer, that the said Francis Johantgen has resided in the United States five years and within this State one year, that hs is of good moral character, attached to the principle of the Constitution of the United States and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same, and the said Francis Johantgen on being admitted by this Court, took the oath to support the Constitution of the United States of America, and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever and particuley to the King of Prussia whose subject he was. It is ordered that said Fances Johantgen be admitted to be a Citizen of the United States and that the Clerk of the Court ****to him a Certificate of Citizenship accordingly.
Immigration Data for John Johantgen and Family migrated from Havre de Grace, France. Embarked in May 1837 and arrived in Baltimore, Maryland on 04 August 1837. There were 188 persons on the ship, named Chevalier, 32 were under 5 years of age. There were 2 U. S. Citizens; there were 4 births, one of which died, and another adult died enroute. The family was listed as follows:
Johantgen, Francois, 38, male
Chatrine, 38, female
Nicholas, 10, male
Pierre, 7, male
Johann, 2, male
Passengers were noted to all be from Bavarois, all destined for Ohio, and all were termed labourers.
Information from the National Archives microfilm in the Allen Co. Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
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