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===== C  =====
===== C  =====
*Roman numeral for "one-hundred."
*Roman numeral for "one-hundred."


===== circa, Swedish ((ca.) (Latin))  =====
===== circa, Swedish ((ca.) (Latin))  =====
*Swedish word for "about, approximately."
*Swedish word for "about, approximately."


===== contrajó matrimonio con (c.m.c.)  =====
===== contrajó matrimonio con (c.m.c.)  =====
*Spanish word for "contracted marriage with."
*Spanish word for "contracted marriage with."


===== circa, German (ca.)  =====
===== circa, German (ca.)  =====
*German word for "about."
*German word for "about."


===== caballero  =====
===== caballero  =====
*Spanish word for "nobleman, knight, gentleman."
*Spanish word for "nobleman, knight, gentleman."


===== cabaretier  =====
===== cabaretier  =====
*French word for "barkeeper."
*French word for "barkeeper."


===== cabeza  =====
===== cabeza  =====
*Spanish word for "head."
*Spanish word for "head."


===== cabeça  =====
===== cabeça  =====
*Portuguese word for "head."
*Portuguese word for "head."


===== cabildo  =====
===== cabildo  =====
*Spanish word for "town council."
*Spanish word for "town council."


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===== cacciatore  =====
===== cacciatore  =====
*Italian word for "hunter."
*Italian word for "hunter."


===== Cadastral map  =====
===== Cadastral map  =====
*Map that shows the people who own land in an area. Also called land ownership map.
*Map that shows the people who own land in an area. Also called land ownership map.


===== cadastro  =====
===== cadastro  =====
*Portuguese word for "land census."
*Portuguese word for "land census."


===== cadaver  =====
===== cadaver  =====
*Latin word for "dead body, cadaver."
*Latin word for "dead body, cadaver."


===== cadeia  =====
===== cadeia  =====
*Portuguese word for "jail."
*Portuguese word for "jail."


===== Cadency  =====
===== Cadency  =====
* A mark on a coat of arms showing a younger son's birth order.
 
*A mark on a coat of arms showing a younger son's birth order.


===== caduto  =====
===== caduto  =====
*Italian word for "fallen."
*Italian word for "fallen."


===== caelebs  =====
===== caelebs  =====
*Latin word for "bachelor, single man."
*Latin word for "bachelor, single man."


===== caelum  =====
===== caelum  =====
*Latin word for "heaven, sky."
*Latin word for "heaven, sky."


===== caementarius  =====
===== caementarius  =====
*Latin word for "stonemason."
*Latin word for "stonemason."


===== cafezal  =====
===== cafezal  =====
*Portuguese word for "coffee plantation."
*Portuguese word for "coffee plantation."


===== cafone  =====
===== cafone  =====
*Italian word for "peasant."
*Italian word for "peasant."


===== café  =====
===== café  =====
*Portuguese word for "coffee."
*Portuguese word for "coffee."


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===== calcearius  =====
===== calcearius  =====
*Latin word for "shoemaker."
*Latin word for "shoemaker."


===== calciator  =====
===== calciator  =====
*Latin word for "shoemaker."
*Latin word for "shoemaker."


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===== calderaio  =====
===== calderaio  =====
*Italian word for "tinker."
*Italian word for "tinker."


===== caledonia  =====
===== caledonia  =====
*Latin word for "Scotland."
*Latin word for "Scotland."


===== Frank T. Calef collection (Calef collection)  =====
===== Frank T. Calef collection (Calef collection)  =====
*A manuscript collection of genealogical information about people who are descended from Puritans or Mayflower passengers.
*A manuscript collection of genealogical information about people who are descended from Puritans or Mayflower passengers.


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===== caligator  =====
===== caligator  =====
*Latin word for "shoemaker."
*Latin word for "shoemaker."


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===== calle  =====
===== calle  =====
*Spanish word for "street."
*Spanish word for "street."


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===== caly  =====
===== caly  =====
*Polish word for "entire."
*Polish word for "entire."


===== calzolaio  =====
===== calzolaio  =====
*Italian word for "shoemaker."
*Italian word for "shoemaker."


===== cambria  =====
===== cambria  =====
*Latin word for "Wales."
*Latin word for "Wales."


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    Spanish word for "colony."


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*A list and description of the population of a colony.
*A list and description of the population of a colony.
Colonial government
    The government of any of the Thirteen Colonies, such as Delaware, before it became a state of the United States.
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===== Colonial land records  =====
===== Colonial land records  =====


*Records kept about land matters during colonial times. These records were kept at the colony level but not at the county level.
*Records kept about land matters during colonial times. These records were kept at the colony level but not at the county level.
Colonial legislature
    A legislature (law-making group of people) that existed while an area was a colony of some "mother" country.


===== Colonial naturalization  =====
===== Colonial naturalization  =====
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*Wars that occurred in what is now the United States between the French, Spanish, and British governments and between the colonists and Native Americans.
*Wars that occurred in what is now the United States between the French, Spanish, and British governments and between the colonists and Native Americans.
Colonist
    German word for "settler, tenant farmer."
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===== Colonization Policy  =====
===== Colonization Policy  =====
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Colony of New York: An English colony established in 1664 when Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch governor of New Netherland, surrendered to the English. The Dutch formally gave the colony of New Netherland to the English. The English renamed it New York, calling it after the Duke of York, who would later become King James II of England.  
Colony of New York: An English colony established in 1664 when Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch governor of New Netherland, surrendered to the English. The Dutch formally gave the colony of New Netherland to the English. The English renamed it New York, calling it after the Duke of York, who would later become King James II of England.  


===== Colorado Territory  =====


*A territory established in 1861 that comprised all of the present-day state of Colorado.
colono


===== Commander  =====
    Italian word for "farmer, colonist."


*An officer in the navy or coast guard who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain. The commander is usually second in command of the ship.
colonus


===== Commercial directory  =====
    Latin word for "colonist, settler, resident, farmer, peasant."


*An alphabetical list of craftsmen, tradesmen, merchants, and others in business within a given area.
Colony of New York


===== Commercial on-line service  =====
    An English colony established in 1664 when Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch governor of New Netherland, surrendered to the English. The Dutch formally gave the colony of New Netherland to the English. The English renamed it New York, calling it after the Duke of York, who would later become King James II of England.


*A business such as America On-line and CompuServe that is established to provide computer users with various types of services, including E-mail and access to the Internet.
colorado (a)


===== Commissariat court, Scotland  =====
    Spanish word for "red."


*A Scottish court with jurisdiction over executory (probate) and civil matters until 1823. Most of the civil matters concerned debt. Also called commissary court.


===== Commissary court, Church of England  =====


*The highest court in a diocese of the Church of England. These courts also had superior jurisdiction over lesser courts in probate matters. Commissary courts are also called episcopal, bishop's, diocesan, exchequer, and consistory courts.
===== Colorado Territory  =====


===== Commissary court, Scotland  =====
*A territory established in 1861 that comprised all of the present-day state of Colorado.


*A Scottish court with jurisdiction over executory (probate) and civil matters until 1823. Most of the civil matters concerned debt. Also called commissariat court.
colorator


===== Commissioned officer  =====
    Latin word for "dyer."


*A military officer who holds the rank of second lieutenant, ensign, or above.
coltivatore


===== Commissioners court, Texas  =====
    Italian word for "cultivator, farmer."


*A court in Texas with countywide jurisdiction.
colônia


===== Commodore, British  =====
    Portuguese word for "colony."


*An officer in the British navy who commands a squadron.
come


===== Common pleas court, West Virginia  =====
    Italian word for "as, like, how."


*A court created by special acts of the West Virginia legislature. Its jurisdiction varies, but it may include limited civil and domestic cases and appeals from municipal and justice courts.
come sopra


===== Commonwealth, USA  =====
    Italian word for "as above."


*A term used in the official names of four states in the United States: Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Virginia.
comerciante


===== Commune  =====
    Portuguese and Spanish word for "merchant."


*The French word for community.
comercio


===== Community cemetery  =====
    Spanish word for "business, commerce."


*A cemetery owned by a civil government.
comes


Compact disc: A disc similar to the music and audio discs available in many stores. A compact disc can store large amounts of information and can be read by computers equipped with compact disc drives.  
    Latin word for "count."


===== Compact disc catalog  =====
comitas


*The Family History Library Catalog™ on compact disc.
    Latin word for "county."


===== Compact disc index  =====
comitatus


*A computerized index to a set of records that is stored on a compact disc.
    Latin word for "county."


===== Compendium  =====
comitissa


*A collection or compilation of information gathered from other sources.
    Latin word for "countess."


===== Compiled biography  =====


*A compilation of the histories of people’s lives. The people selected for a compiled biography usually have something in common, such as an occupation, place of origin or residence, or experience in a historical event. Also called a biographical encyclopedia or biographical dictionary.


===== Compiled record: =====
===== Commander =====


*collection of information that has been gathered and interpreted from many sources.
*An officer in the navy or coast guard who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain. The commander is usually second in command of the ship.


===== Compiled service records  =====
commater


*All of the records concerning people who served in the military. These records are usually indexed.
    Latin word for "godmother."


===== Compiled source =====
===== Commercial directory =====


*A collection of information that has been gathered and interpreted from many sources.
*An alphabetical list of craftsmen, tradesmen, merchants, and others in business within a given area.


===== Complete record =====
===== Commercial on-line service =====


*A complete transcript of probate cases involving the titles to real property.
*A business such as America On-line and CompuServe that is established to provide computer users with various types of services, including E-mail and access to the Internet.


===== Compound surname  =====
commerciante di vino


*A surname (last name) that has two parts, such as McKay, MacDouglas, Van Dyke, or DeWess.
    Italian word for "wine merchant."


===== Computer bulletin board system =====
===== Commissariat court, Scotland =====


*A computer service that allows people to enter information that other people can then read or download. Users can also post questions for others to answer, answer questions posted by others, or read questions and answers already on the service. Many bulletin boards focus on a particular topic. Also called a computer message board or computer news group.
*A Scottish court with jurisdiction over executory (probate) and civil matters until 1823. Most of the civil matters concerned debt. Also called commissary court.


===== Computer chat session =====
===== Commissary court, Church of England =====


*A computer resource that allows people to send messages to each other in real time. This may also be called a conference.
*The highest court in a diocese of the Church of England. These courts also had superior jurisdiction over lesser courts in probate matters. Commissary courts are also called episcopal, bishop's, diocesan, exchequer, and consistory courts.


===== Computer interest group =====
===== Commissary court, Scotland =====


*A group of people who share a common interest and use computer on-line services to share information, learn about the particular topic, promote projects, or publish newsletters.
*A Scottish court with jurisdiction over executory (probate) and civil matters until 1823. Most of the civil matters concerned debt. Also called commissariat court.


===== Computer lecture session  =====
commissionario


*A computer program that allows an individual to conduct a “classroom lecture” through a computer network or on-line service.
    Italian word for "broker."


===== Computer message board =====
===== Commissioned officer =====


*A computer service that allows people to enter information that other people can then read or download. Users can also post questions for others to answer, answer questions posted by others, or read questions and answers already on the service. Many computer message boards focus on a particular topic. Also called a computer bulletin board system (BBS) or computer news group.
*A military officer who holds the rank of second lieutenant, ensign, or above.


===== Computer network =====
===== Commissioners court, Texas =====


*A group of computers electronically connected to each other so they can share information and programs.
*A court in Texas with countywide jurisdiction.


===== Computer news group =====
===== Commodore, British =====


*A computer service that allows people to enter information that other people can then read or download. Users can also post questions for others to answer, answer questions posted by others, or read questions and answers already on the service. Many news groups focus on a particular topic. Also called a computer bulletin board system (BBS) or computer message board.
*An officer in the British navy who commands a squadron.


===== Computer number =====
===== Common pleas court, West Virginia =====


*A number used to identify each entry in the Family History Library Catalog™. Using the Computer Number search is the fastest way to find a record in the catalog.
*A court created by special acts of the West Virginia legislature. Its jurisdiction varies, but it may include limited civil and domestic cases and appeals from municipal and justice courts.
 
===== Commonwealth, USA  =====
 
*A term used in the official names of four states in the United States: Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Virginia.
 
commorantes
 
    Latin word for "living, residing."
 
Commot
 
    An early Welsh administrative division that was part of a cantrev.
 
Commstock Load
 
    Named for Henry Comstock (nicknamed "Old Pancake"). In 1859 he held the rights to a large silver deposit in the mines of Virginia City, Nevada, but later sold the rights for almost nothing.
 
communauté
 
    French word for "community (of goods), religious community."
 
===== Commune  =====
 
*The French word for community.
 
communicanten


===== Computer on-line services  =====
    Dutch word for "members, communicants."


*The various features available to computer users through networks and modems, such as E-mail and Internet access. Computer on-line services usually refer to commercial organizations, such as America On-line or CompuServe, that provide such services for a fee.
communion


===== Computer record  =====
    French and Norwegian word for "communion."


*A record that is stored in a computer-readable format.
communionsbog


===== Computerized phone directory  =====
    Danish word for "communion book."


*A list of people's names, addresses, and telephone numbers that can be searched by computer.
===== Community cemetery  =====


===== Comstock Lode  =====
*A cemetery owned by a civil government.


*A large gold and silver deposit discovered in central Nevada, near Virginia City, in 1859. It attracted many miners from California, and Virginia City became one of the largest, most prosperous cities in the Rocky Mountain West. Mining began to fade in the 1880s, and the population of Nevada declined as a result.
Compact disc: A disc similar to the music and audio discs available in many stores. A compact disc can store large amounts of information and can be read by computers equipped with compact disc drives.  


===== Comte  =====
como


*The third highest ranking title in the French peerage. A comte ranks below a marquis (marquess) and above a vicomte (viscount). A comte is equal to a count in other parts of continental Europe and an earl in Great Britain.
    Portuguese and Spanish word for "as, how."


===== Concession, Canada  =====
Compact disc
 
    A disc similar to the music and audio discs available in many stores. A compact disc can store large amounts of information and can be read by computers equipped with compact disc drives.
 
===== Compact disc catalog  =====
 
*The Family History Library Catalog™ on compact disc.
 
===== Compact disc index  =====
 
*A computerized index to a set of records that is stored on a compact disc.
 
compagnon
 
    French word for "journeyman, partner."
 
comparant
 
    Dutch word for "one who appeared."
 
comparatio
 
    Latin word for "presence, appearance."
 
compareerde
 
    Dutch word for "appeared before."
 
comparu
 
    French word for "appeared."
 
comparuit
 
    Latin word for "he/she appeared, was present."
 
compater
 
    Latin word for "godfather."
 
 
===== Compendium  =====
 
*A collection or compilation of information gathered from other sources.
 
compenso
 
    Italian word for "fee."
 
 
===== Compiled biography  =====
 
*A compilation of the histories of people’s lives. The people selected for a compiled biography usually have something in common, such as an occupation, place of origin or residence, or experience in a historical event. Also called a biographical encyclopedia or biographical dictionary.
 
===== Compiled record:  =====
 
*collection of information that has been gathered and interpreted from many sources.
 
===== Compiled service records  =====
 
*All of the records concerning people who served in the military. These records are usually indexed.
 
===== Compiled source  =====
 
*A collection of information that has been gathered and interpreted from many sources.
 
===== Complete record  =====
 
*A complete transcript of probate cases involving the titles to real property.
 
compos
 
    Latin word for "in possession of."
 
===== Compound surname  =====
 
*A surname (last name) that has two parts, such as McKay, MacDouglas, Van Dyke, or DeWess.
 
comprare
 
    Italian word for "to buy."
 
comprend
 
    French word for "includes."
 
===== Computer bulletin board system  =====
 
*A computer service that allows people to enter information that other people can then read or download. Users can also post questions for others to answer, answer questions posted by others, or read questions and answers already on the service. Many bulletin boards focus on a particular topic. Also called a computer message board or computer news group.
 
===== Computer chat session  =====
 
*A computer resource that allows people to send messages to each other in real time. This may also be called a conference.
 
===== Computer interest group  =====
 
*A group of people who share a common interest and use computer on-line services to share information, learn about the particular topic, promote projects, or publish newsletters.
 
===== Computer lecture session  =====
 
*A computer program that allows an individual to conduct a “classroom lecture” through a computer network or on-line service.
 
===== Computer message board  =====
 
*A computer service that allows people to enter information that other people can then read or download. Users can also post questions for others to answer, answer questions posted by others, or read questions and answers already on the service. Many computer message boards focus on a particular topic. Also called a computer bulletin board system (BBS) or computer news group.
 
===== Computer network  =====
 
*A group of computers electronically connected to each other so they can share information and programs.
 
===== Computer news group  =====
 
*A computer service that allows people to enter information that other people can then read or download. Users can also post questions for others to answer, answer questions posted by others, or read questions and answers already on the service. Many news groups focus on a particular topic. Also called a computer bulletin board system (BBS) or computer message board.
 
===== Computer number  =====
 
*A number used to identify each entry in the Family History Library Catalog™. Using the Computer Number search is the fastest way to find a record in the catalog.
 
===== Computer on-line services  =====
 
*The various features available to computer users through networks and modems, such as E-mail and Internet access. Computer on-line services usually refer to commercial organizations, such as America On-line or CompuServe, that provide such services for a fee.
 
===== Computer record  =====
 
*A record that is stored in a computer-readable format.
 
===== Computerized phone directory  =====
 
*A list of people's names, addresses, and telephone numbers that can be searched by computer.
 
===== Comstock Lode  =====
 
*A large gold and silver deposit discovered in central Nevada, near Virginia City, in 1859. It attracted many miners from California, and Virginia City became one of the largest, most prosperous cities in the Rocky Mountain West. Mining began to fade in the 1880s, and the population of Nevada declined as a result.
 
===== Comte  =====
 
*The third highest ranking title in the French peerage. A comte ranks below a marquis (marquess) and above a vicomte (viscount). A comte is equal to a count in other parts of continental Europe and an earl in Great Britain.
 
comune
 
    Italian word for "municipality."
 
comunhão
 
    Portuguese word for "communion."
 
comunione
 
    Italian word for "communion."
 
comunità
 
    Italian word for "community, township."
 
comunión
 
    Spanish word for "communion."
 
con
 
    Italian and Spanish word for "with."
 
concejal
 
    Spanish word for "councilman."
 
concelho
 
    Portuguese word for "council, counsel."
 
concepta est
 
    Latin word for "she was pregnant."
 
concernente
 
    Portuguese word for "concerning."
 
concerniente
 
    Spanish word for "concerning."
 
 
 
===== Concession, Canada  =====


*A division of a township in eastern Canada.
*A division of a township in eastern Canada.
concessit
    Latin word for "consented."
conciatore
    Italian word for "tanner."


===== Conde  =====
===== Conde  =====
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