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== What is in This Collection? ==
The [http://nauvoo.byu.edu/ Nauvoo Community Project] was started by the Brigham Young University [https://cfhg.byu.edu Center for Family History and Genealogy] to identify residents of Nauvoo, Illinois from 1839 to 1846. The data in this collection on FamilySearch is periodically updated, but more frequent updates can be found on the project's [http://nauvoo.byu.edu/Search.aspx homepage].


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=== Index and Image Visibility ===  
| FS_URL_01 =[[Illinois Genealogy|Illinois]] 
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==  
| FS_URL_02 =[[Illinois Vital Records|Illinois Vital Records]]   
The following information may be found in these records:
 
*The name of your relative
| FS_URL_03 =[[Illinois Archives and Libraries]] 
*The birth date and birth place
 
*The names of parents  
| FS_URL_04 =[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=198705&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Illinois%2C%20Hancock%2C%20Nauvoo%22 FamilySearch Library Catalog] 
*The name of spouse  
 
*The death date and death place
| FS_URL_05 =[[Illinois Deaths and Burials]] 
 
| FS_URL_06 =[[Illinois Births and Christenings]] 
 
| FS_URL_07 =[[Illinois Marriages]]
 
| FS_URL_08 = [[Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths]] 
 
| FS_URL_09 =[[Illinois, Obituaries]] 
 
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| RW_URL_01 =[http://www.archives.com/GA.aspx?_act=BirthRecords&klp=GA96001&CAM=340&KW2=Illinois&Location=IL&gclid=CIWZz6PAirICFYaDQgodyX4AGA Illinois Birth Records] 
 
| RW_URL_02 =[http://hancock.illinoisgenweb.org/ Hancock County] 
 
| RW_URL_03 =[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/illinois/ Access Genealogy] 
 
| RW_URL_04 =[https://books.familysearch.org/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do;jsessionid=BAEABF74E7D83A6AF70D496A70370C8D?fn=search&ct=search&initialSearch=true&mode=Basic&tab=chl&indx=1&dum=true&srt=rank&vid=CHL_PUBLIC&frbg=&tb=t&vl%28freeText0%29=Nauvoo+Journal&scp.scps=scope%3A%28ALEPH-PCAX%29%2Cscope%3A%28PEAD%29%2Cscope%3A%28PLIBRARY%29%2Cscope%3A%28PARCHIVES%29&vl%2830857204UI1%29=all_items&vl%281UIStartWith0%29=contains&vl%2830857210UI0%29=any&vl%2830857210UI0%29=title&vl%2830857210UI0%29=any Nauvoo Journals]
 
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== What is in the Collection? ==  
 
The foundation for the Nauvoo project was laid in 2011, and the website launched in 2012. The BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy is working to identify the residents of the Nauvoo, Illinois, area from 1839 to 1846, follow them over time, and document their later lives. There are still significant historical questions about Nauvoo that have never been answered. The data from this project will provide a much more accurate determination of the population of Nauvoo, and because the people will be followed over time, it will reveal how many of the Saints remained with the Mormons and how many left the church at the time of the martyrdom of Joseph Smith or at the time of their exodus to Utah. This project will help determine mortality rates among the pioneers, as well as how many crossed the plains or remained behind.
 
 
 
In addition to answering historical questions, the Nauvoo Community Project will produce quality genealogical documentation for the lives of early LDS Church members who lived in Nauvoo. The Center's project is being entered into a searchable database where research is available online to genealogists and historians. Original sources are being used to uniquely identify the residents, and links are being created to online images of censuses, death certificates, photos of grave markers, the Overland Pioneer Trail database, and much more. The database contains links to numerous primary source documents which provide high quality information to all site visitors.
 
 
 
This is an on-going project. If you do not find your family members who lived in Nauvoo, be sure to return to the site, since more residents are added daily.
 
This index will include the residents of Nauvoo, Illinois, from 1839 to 1846. Wherever possible, each resident will be documented from birth to death in the records of the time.   
 
== What Can these Records Tell Me? ==
 
*Name
 
*Birth date and birth place  
 
*Names of parents  
 
*Name of spouse  
 
*Death date and death place  
 
 
== How Do I Search the Collection?  ==  
== How Do I Search the Collection?  ==  
 
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:  
You can search the index or view the images or both. To begin your search it is helpful to know:  
 
*The name of your ancestor  
*The name of your ancestor  
 
*The time period in which they were in Nauvoo
*The name of a parent or spouse
 
 
 
=== Search the Index ===  
=== Search the Index ===  
 
{{Search Collection Link
Search by name by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2769728 Collection Page]. 
| CID=CID2769728 }}
 
#Fill in the search boxes on the Collection Page with the information you have
 
#Click '''Search''' to show possible matches
 
 
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.  
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.  
 
Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
 
 
 
 
For more tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]].  
 
 
== What Do I Do Next? ==  
== What Do I Do Next? ==  
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Add any new information to your records
*Use the information to find other vital records such as birth, marriage, and death
*Use the information to find additional family members in census records
*Search for land and probate records
*Search church records for the family
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === 
*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname.  This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search   
*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of [[Illinois, United States Genealogy|Illinois]].
* [[GuidedResearch:Illinois|Illinois Guided Research]]
* [[Illinois Record Finder]]
* [[Illinois Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Step-by-Step Illinois Research, 1880-Present]]


=== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ===  
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
 
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
*Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records. 
 
*Use the information to find additional family members. 
 
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family. 
 
*[[Illinois Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.
 
 
 
=== I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now? === 
 
*Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc.  Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 
*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname.  This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records.
 
*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.   
 
*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name, especially French or Latin versions.
 
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.shtml nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well. 
 
*Search the indexes and records of [[Illinois, United States Genealogy]].
 
*Search in the [[Illinois Archives and Libraries]]. 
 
*Search in the [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=198705&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Illinois%2C%20Hancock%2C%20Nauvoo%22 FamilySearch Library Catalog] 
 
 
== Citing this Collection ==
 
 
 
‘’’Collection Citation’’’:<br>
 
{{Collection_citation 
 
| text= ''Illinois, Nauvoo Community Project (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy), 1839-1846'' Index. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Brigham Young University.
 
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‘’’Record Citation’’’ (or citation for the index entry):<br> 
 
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=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1049387 Glen M. Leonard. ''Nauvoo, a place of peace, a people of promise.''Salt Lake City, Utah : Deseret Book, c2002 FS Library 977.343/N1 K2L]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1115738 Fred E. Woods. ''Gathering to Nauvoo.'' American Fork, Utah : Covenant Communications, c2001 FS Library 977.343/N1 K2w]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2391865 Kip Sperry. Nauvoo and Hancock County, Illinois : a guide to family history and historical sources.'' Salt Lake City, Utah : Deseret Book, c2014 FS Library 977.343/N1 H2s]


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=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
*{{RecordSearch|2365248|Mormon Migration Database, 1840-1932}}
*{{RecordSearch|2517340|Utah, Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868}}


== How Can I Contribute to the FamilySearch Wiki? ==


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=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/84435 Andrew Jensen. ''Church chronology : a record of important events pertaining to the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.'' Salt Lake City, Utah : Deseret News, 1914]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/180837 Andrew Jensen. ''Day by day with the Utah pioneers, 1847 : a chronological record of the trek across the plains ; a revision of the account published April 6, 1897 to July 24, 1897 in the Salt Lake Tribune.'' Salt Lake City, Utah : Salt Lake Tribune, 1934]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/81176 Andrew Jensen. ''Encyclopedic history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.'' Salt Lake City, Utah : Corp. of the Pres. of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1941]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/127701 Andrew Jensen. ''The Historical record : a monthly periodical devoted exclusively to historical, biographical, chronological and statistical matters.'' v.5-9 Salt Lake City, Utah : Andrew Jenson, 1882-1890]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/627357 Richard E. Bennett. ''Mormons at the Missouri, 1846-1852 : "And should we die. . ." Norman, Oklahoma : University of Oklahoma Press, c1987]


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Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,
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Collection years 1839-1846
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Nauvoo Community Project


What is in This Collection?

The Nauvoo Community Project was started by the Brigham Young University Center for Family History and Genealogy to identify residents of Nauvoo, Illinois from 1839 to 1846. The data in this collection on FamilySearch is periodically updated, but more frequent updates can be found on the project's homepage.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Index and Image Visibility

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

  • The name of your relative
  • The birth date and birth place
  • The names of parents
  • The name of spouse
  • The death date and death place

How Do I Search the Collection?

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • The name of your ancestor
  • The time period in which they were in Nauvoo

Search the Index

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
  1. Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
  2. Click Search to show possible matches

How Do I Analyze the Results?

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

  • Add any new information to your records
  • Use the information to find other vital records such as birth, marriage, and death
  • Use the information to find additional family members in census records
  • Search for land and probate records
  • Search church records for the family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

  • Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
  • If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search
  • Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name
  • Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials

Research Helps

The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Illinois.

Other FamilySearch Collections

These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

FamilySearch Historical Records


FamilySearch Digital Library

Citing This Collection

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Collection Citation:
The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.
Record Citation:
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