Searching for ancestor Marentius Christiansen.

Dear Ms. Johnston,

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We suggest that you might want to change your focus and look at FANs (Family, Associates, and Neighbors).  Sometimes researching those associated with the individual can provide inroads for the main subject of the research.  In the case of Marentius, immediate family members (ex. daughter), witnesses on docs like his Petition for Naturalization, any known individuals who were neighbors, etc. may prove useful given that he is not readily appearing in any of the “standard” documents we normally would refer family historians to.

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[Information provided by Elizabeth Burnes, Subject Matter Expert]

I found his naturalization card on familysearch.org. You may already have it. It lists his first name as Marentins.

The link is:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G937-67W9?i=3355&cc=2043782

You may need to create an account to see it but the accounts are free.

Is it possible he changed his name? Many immigrants did.

That's all I could find.

Good luck,

Henry