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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, Family History Library Catalog™ =====
===== Names, Personal, FamilySearch Catalog™ =====


*A subject heading used in the Family History Library Catalog to categorize information about given names, surnames, and naming customs.  
*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*A source that lists many family papers and unpublished collections of manuscript materials found in libraries other than the Family History Library™.Nationwide  
*A source that lists many family papers and unpublished collections of manuscript materials found in libraries other than the FamilySearch Library™.Nationwide  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, Family History Library Catalog™ =====
===== Native Races, FamilySearch Catalog™ =====


*A subject heading used in the Family History Library 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.  
*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, Family History Library Catalog™ =====
===== Naturalization and Citizenship, FamilySearch Catalog™ =====


*A subject heading used in the Family History Library 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).  
*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 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, Family History Library Catalog™ =====
===== Newspapers, FamilySearch Catalog™ =====


*A subject heading used in the Family History Library Catalog to categorize publications, usually printed daily or weekly, that contain articles describing world, national, or local events and other topics.  
*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, Family History Library Catalog™ =====
===== Nobility, FamilySearch Catalog™ =====


*A subject heading used in the Family History Library 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).  
*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, Family History Library Catalog™ =====
===== Notarial Records, FamilySearch Catalog™ =====


*A subject heading used in the Family History Library Catalog to categorize information about records made by or authorized by a notary public.  
*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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