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*An index to the 1810 to 1865 territorial, state, and federal censuses; county election returns; and other records for Illinois. | *An index to the 1810 to 1865 territorial, state, and federal censuses; county election returns; and other records for Illinois. | ||
===== Names, Personal, | ===== Names, Personal, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize information about given names, surnames, and naming customs. | ||
===== Naming custom ===== | ===== Naming custom ===== | ||
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===== National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections ===== | ===== National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections ===== | ||
*A source that lists many family papers and unpublished collections of manuscript materials found in libraries other than the | *A source that lists many family papers and unpublished collections of manuscript materials found in libraries other than the FamilySearch Library™.Nationwide | ||
===== Nationwide ===== | ===== Nationwide ===== | ||
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*The people or the descendants of people who were living in a land before European or other colonists arrived. In Canada these people are often referred to as First Nations or First Peoples. | *The people or the descendants of people who were living in a land before European or other colonists arrived. In Canada these people are often referred to as First Nations or First Peoples. | ||
===== Native Races, | ===== Native Races, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize sources about groups of people living in a country or region before settlers or conquerors from another country arrived. Examples of native races include Eskimos, Native Americans, Maoris, and Aborigines. | ||
===== Natural parents ===== | ===== Natural parents ===== | ||
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*The legal process by which an individual born in one country becomes a citizen of another. | *The legal process by which an individual born in one country becomes a citizen of another. | ||
===== Naturalization and Citizenship, | ===== Naturalization and Citizenship, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize sources about (1) the legal process by which an individual born in one country becomes a citizen of another (naturalization) and (2) the allegiance of an individual gives to a government and its laws and customs in return for all rights allowed by the government (citizenship). | ||
===== Naturalization paper ===== | ===== Naturalization paper ===== | ||
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===== Nebraska Territory ===== | ===== Nebraska Territory ===== | ||
*A territory established in 1854 by the Kansas-Nebraska Act. It comprised all of present-day Nebraska and parts of Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado. | *A territory established in 1854 by the Kansas-Nebraska Act. It comprised all of present-day Nebraska and parts of Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado. | ||
===== Necronym ===== | |||
*A name given, or a reference to, a person who has died. | |||
===== Neglected entry, Scotland ===== | ===== Neglected entry, Scotland ===== | ||
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*A province in eastern Canada. Its capital is Fredericton. The territory was originally part of Acadia, which France lost to Great Britain after the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Before 1784 New Brunswick was part of Nova Scotia. | *A province in eastern Canada. Its capital is Fredericton. The territory was originally part of Acadia, which France lost to Great Britain after the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Before 1784 New Brunswick was part of Nova Scotia. | ||
===== New England Historic Genealogical Society ===== | ===== [[New England Historic Genealogical Society]] ===== | ||
*A major genealogical society located in Massachusetts that has a large collection of records that concern all parts of the United States. | *A major genealogical society located in Massachusetts that has a large collection of records that concern all parts of the United States. | ||
===== New England Marriages Prior to 170 ===== | ===== New England Marriages Prior to 170 ===== | ||
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*A Swedish colony founded in 1638 in what is now the state of Delaware. The colony was located along the Delaware River from the mouth of Delaware Bay to what is now Trenton, New Jersey. It was the only Swedish colony founded in America, and its population never reached 200 people. The Dutch took over New Sweden in 1655 with a threat of force. | *A Swedish colony founded in 1638 in what is now the state of Delaware. The colony was located along the Delaware River from the mouth of Delaware Bay to what is now Trenton, New Jersey. It was the only Swedish colony founded in America, and its population never reached 200 people. The Dutch took over New Sweden in 1655 with a threat of force. | ||
===== Newberry Library, | ===== Newberry Library, Illinois ===== | ||
*A library in Chicago, Illinois, that has a valuable collection of Filipino records from the Spanish period. | *A library in Chicago, Illinois, that has a valuable collection of Filipino records from the Spanish period. | ||
===== Newfoundland, Canada ===== | ===== Newfoundland, Canada ===== | ||
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*A publication, usually printed daily or weekly, that contains articles describing world, national, or local events and other topics. | *A publication, usually printed daily or weekly, that contains articles describing world, national, or local events and other topics. | ||
===== Newspapers, | ===== Newspapers, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize publications, usually printed daily or weekly, that contain articles describing world, national, or local events and other topics. | ||
===== Nickname ===== | ===== Nickname ===== | ||
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*A contested piece of land between two or more warring parties that none successfully occupies. | *A contested piece of land between two or more warring parties that none successfully occupies. | ||
===== Nobility, | ===== Nobility, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize records related to records and other works about a country's noble class (a class of people in a country who have special political and social status). | ||
===== Nobility, general ===== | ===== Nobility, general ===== | ||
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*A French term for notary, a government official who prepares acts and contracts and certifies authentic copies of them. | *A French term for notary, a government official who prepares acts and contracts and certifies authentic copies of them. | ||
===== Notarial Records, | ===== Notarial Records, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize information about records made by or authorized by a notary public. | ||
===== Notarial Records, general ===== | ===== Notarial Records, general ===== | ||
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