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*A Portuguese word for baptisms.
*A Portuguese word for baptisms.


batisseur  
===== batisseur =====
*French word for "builder."


    French word for "builder."
===== batizar  =====
*Portuguese word for "to baptize."


batizar
===== batsmaður  =====
*Icelandic word for "boatman."


    Portuguese word for "to baptize."
===== battesimale  =====
*Italian word for "baptismal."


batsmaður
===== battesimo  =====
*Italian word for "baptism."


    Icelandic word for "boatman."
===== battezzare  =====
*Italian word for "baptize."


battesimale
===== battezzarono  =====
*Italian word for "they baptized."


    Italian word for "baptismal."
===== battezzato, -a  =====
*Italian word for "baptized."


battesimo
===== battezzo  =====
*Italian word for "baptized."


    Italian word for "baptism."
===== Bauer =====
 
*German word for "farmer, peasant."  
battezzare
 
    Italian word for "baptize."
 
battezzarono
 
    Italian word for "they baptized."
 
battezzato, -a
 
    Italian word for "baptized."
 
battezzo
 
    Italian word for "baptized."
 
Bauer  
 
    German word for "farmer, peasant."  


===== Bauptismos  =====
===== Bauptismos  =====
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*A Spanish term for baptism. Also used in the Philippines.
*A Spanish term for baptism. Also used in the Philippines.


bautizar  
===== bautizar =====
 
*Spanish word for "to baptize."
    Spanish word for "to baptize."
 
Bayern
 
    German word for "Bavaria."
 
baía
 
    Portuguese word for "bay."


Computer bulletin board system (BBS)
===== Bayern  =====
*German word for "Bavaria."


    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.
===== baía  =====
*Portuguese word for "bay."


Band, German (Bd.)
===== Computer bulletin board system (BBS)  =====
*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.


    German word for "volume."
===== Band, German (Bd.)  =====
*German word for "volume."


===== BCG  =====
===== BCG  =====
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*Board for Certification of Genealogists.
*Board for Certification of Genealogists.


bd.  
===== bd. =====
*Danish word for "volume."


    Danish word for "volume."
===== be  =====
*Norwegian word for "pray, request."


be
===== Beamter  =====
*German word for "official, registrar."


    Norwegian word for "pray, request."
===== Beat  =====
*The area of land that a census taker covers.


Beamter
===== beatus  =====
*Latin word for "blessed, deceased."


    German word for "official, registrar."
===== beau-fils  =====
*French word for "son-in-law, stepson."


Beat
===== beau-frère  =====
*French word for "brother-in-law, stepbrother."


    The area of land that a census taker covers.
===== beau-père  =====
*French word for "father-in-law, stepfather."


beatus
===== beboer  =====
*Danish and Norwegian word for "occupant, resident."


    Latin word for "blessed, deceased."
===== bebé  =====
*Spanish word for "baby."


beau-fils
===== beccaio  =====
*Italian word for "butcher."


    French word for "son-in-law, stepson."
===== beccamorti  =====
*Italian word for "grave digger."


beau-frère
===== becchino  =====
*Italian word for "grave digger."


    French word for "brother-in-law, stepbrother."
===== Beck(er)  =====
*German word for "baker."


beau-père
===== becsületes  =====
*Hungarian word for "honest."


    French word for "father-in-law, stepfather."
===== beda  =====
*Polish word for "they will."


beboer
===== bede  =====
*Danish word for "pray."


    Danish and Norwegian word for "occupant, resident."
===== bededag  =====
*Norwegian word for "prayer day."


bebé
===== bedelaar  =====
*Afrikaans and Dutch word for "beggar."


    Spanish word for "baby."
===== bedendmaking  =====
*Afrikaans word for "declaration."


beccaio
===== bedrag  =====
*Afrikaans and Dutch word for "fee, amount (of money)."


    Italian word for "butcher."
===== bedrijf  =====
*Dutch word for "trade, business, concern."


beccamorti
===== bedrive hor  =====
*Norwegian word for "commit adultery."


    Italian word for "grave digger."
===== bedryf  =====
*Afrikaans word for "occupation, trade."


becchino
===== bedstefar  =====
*Danish word for "grandfather."


    Italian word for "grave digger."
===== bedstemor  =====
*Danish word for "grandmother."


Beck(er)
===== bedzie  =====
*Polish word for "he/she/it will."


    German word for "baker."
===== beerdigt  =====
*German word for "buried."


becsületes
===== Beerdigung  =====
*German word for "burial, interment."


    Hungarian word for "honest."
===== befandtes  =====
*Danish word for "is found."


beda
===== befolkning, Danish  =====
*Danish word for "population, inhabitants."


    Polish word for "they will."
===== befolkning, Norwegian  =====
*Norwegian word for "population, people."


bede
===== befolkning, Swedish  =====
*Swedish word for "population."


    Danish word for "pray."
===== begge  =====
*Danish and Norwegian word for "both."


bededag
===== begivenhet  =====
*Norwegian word for "event, occurrence."


    Norwegian word for "prayer day."
beglaubigt


bedelaar
    German word for "certified, attested."


    Afrikaans and Dutch word for "beggar."
begraaf


bedendmaking
    Dutch word for "burial".


    Afrikaans word for "declaration."
begraafplaas


bedrag
    Afrikaans word for "cemetery."


    Afrikaans and Dutch word for "fee, amount (of money)."
begraafplaats


bedrijf
    Dutch word for "cemetery."


    Dutch word for "trade, business, concern."
begraben


bedrive hor
    German word for "buried."


    Norwegian word for "commit adultery."
===== Begräbnisse  =====


bedryf
*The German word for burials.


    Afrikaans word for "occupation, trade."
begrafenis


bedstefar
    Dutch word for "funeral."


    Danish word for "grandfather."
begrafn


bedstemor
    Icelandic word for "buried."


    Danish word for "grandmother."
begrafnis


bedzie
    Afrikaans word for "burial, funeral."


    Polish word for "he/she/it will."
begrava


beerdigt
    Swedish word for "to bury."


    German word for "buried."
<br>


Beerdigung
===== Begravede  =====


    German word for "burial, interment."
*A Norwegian and Danish word for burials.


befandtes
begravelse, Danish


     Danish word for "is found."
     Danish word for "burial."


befolkning, Danish
begravelse, Norwegian


     Danish word for "population, inhabitants."
     Norwegian word for "funeral, burial."


befolkning, Norwegian
begraven


     Norwegian word for "population, people."
     Dutch word for "to bury."


befolkning, Swedish
begravet


     Swedish word for "population."
     Danish and Norwegian word for "buried."


begge
===== Begravna  =====


    Danish and Norwegian word for "both."
*The Swedish word for burials.


begivenhet
begravning


     Norwegian word for "event, occurrence."
     Swedish word for "burial."


beglaubigt
begravningsplats


     German word for "certified, attested."
     Swedish word for "cemetery."


begraaf
begrawe


     Dutch word for "burial".
     Afrikaans word for "to bury."


begraafplaas
Begräbnisse


     Afrikaans word for "cemetery."
     The German word for burials.


begraafplaats
begått H(errens) H(eliga) Nattvard


     Dutch word for "cemetery."
     Swedish word for "taken the Lord's Holy Communion."


begraben
behandle


     German word for "buried."
     Norwegian word for "handle, treat, manage."


===== Begräbnisse  =====
behoeftig


*The German word for burials.
    Afrikaans word for "indigent, needy."


begrafenis
behoeftigden


     Dutch word for "funeral."
     Dutch word for "needy, indigent."


begrafn
behoort


     Icelandic word for "buried."
     Afrikaans word for "belongs."


begrafnis
behoren


     Afrikaans word for "burial, funeral."
     Dutch word for "to belong to."


begrava
Beichte


     Swedish word for "to bury."
     German word for "confession."


<br>
beide


===== Begravede  =====
    Afrikaans, Dutch and German word for "both."


*A Norwegian and Danish word for burials.
Beilage


begravelse, Danish
    German word for "supplement."


    Danish word for "burial."
beiningamaður


begravelse, Norwegian
    Icelandic word for "beggar."


    Norwegian word for "funeral, burial."
bejaard


begraven
    Dutch word for "aged."


    Dutch word for "to bury."
bejaarde


begravet
    Afrikaans word for "aged."


    Danish and Norwegian word for "buried."
bejelent


===== Begravna  =====
    Hungarian word for "declares, reports."


*The Swedish word for burials.
Bekannte(r)


begravning
    German word for "acquaintance."


    Swedish word for "burial."
Bekehrung


begravningsplats
    German word for "conversion."


    Swedish word for "cemetery."
bekende


begrawe
    Afrikaans and Dutch word for "acquaintance."


    Afrikaans word for "to bury."
belasting, Afrikaans  


Begräbnisse
    Afrikaans word for "tax."


    The German word for burials.
belasting, Dutch


begått H(errens) H(eliga) Nattvard
    Dutch word for "taxation."


    Swedish word for "taken the Lord's Holy Communion."
belastingheffer


behandle
    Afrikaans word for "tax collector."


    Norwegian word for "handle, treat, manage."
Belege


behoeftig
    German word for "proof, documentation."


    Afrikaans word for "indigent, needy."
Belg(isch)


behoeftigden
    Dutch word for "Belgian."


    Dutch word for "needy, indigent."
Belge


behoort
    French word for "Belgian."


    Afrikaans word for "belongs."
Belgie


behoren
    Afrikaans word for "Belgium."


    Dutch word for "to belong to."
Belgies


Beichte
    Afrikaans word for "Belgian."


    German word for "confession."
België


beide
    Dutch word for "Belgium."


    Afrikaans, Dutch and German word for "both."
belle-fille


Beilage
    French word for "daughter-in-law, stepdaughter."


    German word for "supplement."
belle-mère


beiningamaður
    French word for "mother-in-law, stepmother."


    Icelandic word for "beggar."
belle-soeur


bejaard
    French word for "sister-in-law, stepsister."


    Dutch word for "aged."
belül


bejaarde
    Hungarian word for "inside."


    Afrikaans word for "aged."
bem


bejelent
    Portuguese word for "good, well."


    Hungarian word for "declares, reports."
bemerking


Bekannte(r)
    Dutch word for "remarks."


    German word for "acquaintance."
bemerkning


Bekehrung
    Norwegian word for "remark."


    German word for "conversion."
Bemerkungen


bekende
    German word for "remarks."


    Afrikaans and Dutch word for "acquaintance."
bemærkning


belasting, Afrikaans
    Danish word for "remark."


    Afrikaans word for "tax."
ben, Danish


belasting, Dutch
    Danish word for "leg, bone, limb."


    Dutch word for "taxation."
ben, Norwegian


belastingheffer
    Norwegian word for "leg, bone."


    Afrikaans word for "tax collector."
benadering


Belege
    Dutch word for "approximation."


    German word for "proof, documentation."
benché


Belg(isch)
    Italian word for "although."


    Dutch word for "Belgian."
bendición


Belge
    Spanish word for "blessing."


    French word for "Belgian."
bene


Belgie
    Latin word for "well."


    Afrikaans word for "Belgium."
<br>


Belgies
===== Beneficiary, insurance  =====


    Afrikaans word for "Belgian."
*An individual who receives the proceeds or benefits from an insurance policy.


België
===== Beneficiary, probate  =====


    Dutch word for "Belgium."
*An individual who receives property or money from a deceased individual’s estate.


belle-fille
benekte


     French word for "daughter-in-law, stepdaughter."
     Norwegian word for "deny."


belle-mère
benestante


     French word for "mother-in-law, stepmother."
     Italian word for "wealthy person."


belle-soeur
beni immobili


     French word for "sister-in-law, stepsister."
     Italian word for "real property, real estate."


belül
beni stabili


     Hungarian word for "inside."
     Italian word for "real property, real estate."


bem
===== Benjamin Lake Noyes Collection  =====


    Portuguese word for "good, well."
*A collection of genealogies and correspondence concerning many Maine families, especially those who settled at Deer Isle in Hancock County.


bemerking
benämd


     Dutch word for "remarks."
     Swedish word for "called."


bemerkning
benåde


     Norwegian word for "remark."
     Norwegian word for "pardon."


Bemerkungen
berg


     German word for "remarks."
     German and Swedish word for "hill, mountain."


bemærkning
berg, Dutch


     Danish word for "remark."
     Dutch word for "mountain."


ben, Danish
bergarius


     Danish word for "leg, bone, limb."
     Latin word for "shepherd."


ben, Norwegian
berger


     Norwegian word for "leg, bone."
     French word for "shepherd."


benadering
Bergmann


     Dutch word for "approximation."
     German word for "miner."


benché
bergslag


     Italian word for "although."
     Swedish word for "mining district."


bendición
bergsman


     Spanish word for "blessing."
     Swedish word for "miner."


bene
berklaveiki


     Latin word for "well."
     Icelandic word for "tuberculosis."


<br>
berní ruly


===== Beneficiary, insurance  =====
    Czech word for "tax lists."


*An individual who receives the proceeds or benefits from an insurance policy.
beroep, Afrikaans


===== Beneficiary, probate  =====
    Afrikaans word for "occupation."


*An individual who receives property or money from a deceased individual’s estate.
beroep, Dutch


benekte
    Dutch word for "trade, occupation."


    Norwegian word for "deny."
beroerte


benestante
    Afrikaans word for "apoplexy, stroke."


    Italian word for "wealthy person."
Beruf


beni immobili
    German word for "occupation, profession."


    Italian word for "real property, real estate."
beruset


beni stabili
    Norwegian word for "drunk."


    Italian word for "real property, real estate."
Beschreibung


===== Benjamin Lake Noyes Collection  =====
    German word for "description."


*A collection of genealogies and correspondence concerning many Maine families, especially those who settled at Deer Isle in Hancock County.
beschrijving


benämd
    Dutch word for "description."


    Swedish word for "called."
besetning


benåde
    Norwegian word for "livestock, crew."


    Norwegian word for "pardon."
besidder


berg
    Danish word for "owner.:


    German and Swedish word for "hill, mountain."
Besitzer


berg, Dutch
    German word for "possessor, proprietor, owner."


    Dutch word for "mountain."
beskattning


bergarius
    Swedish word for "taxation."


    Latin word for "shepherd."
beskrive


berger
    Danish word for "description."


    French word for "shepherd."
beskrivelse


Bergmann
    Norwegian word for "description."


    German word for "miner."
beskrivning, Swedish


bergslag
    Swedish word for "description."


    Swedish word for "mining district."
beskrywing, Afrikaans


bergsman
    Afrikaans word for "description."


    Swedish word for "miner."
beslagnemen


berklaveiki
    Dutch word for "to seize."


    Icelandic word for "tuberculosis."
beslektet


berní ruly
    Norwegian word for "related."


    Czech word for "tax lists."
besnijdenis


beroep, Afrikaans
    Dutch word for "circumcision."


    Afrikaans word for "occupation."
bestattet


beroep, Dutch
    German word for "buried."


    Dutch word for "trade, occupation."
bestefar


beroerte
    Norwegian word for "grandfather."


    Afrikaans word for "apoplexy, stroke."
besteforeldre


Beruf
    Norwegian word for "grandparents."


    German word for "occupation, profession."
bestemor


beruset
    Norwegian word for "grandmother."


    Norwegian word for "drunk."
bestilling


Beschreibung
    Danish word for "occupation."


    German word for "description."
bestätigt


beschrijving
    German word for "confirmed, verified."


    Dutch word for "description."
besvangre


besetning
    Norwegian word for "impregnate, get with child, make pregnant."


    Norwegian word for "livestock, crew."
besökare


besidder
    Swedish word for "customs official (archaic), visitor (modern)."


    Danish word for "owner.:
bet-bet-overgrootvader


Besitzer
    Dutch word for "third great-grandfather."


    German word for "possessor, proprietor, owner."
bet-overgrootvader


beskattning
    Dutch word for "second great-grandfather."


    Swedish word for "taxation."
betale


beskrive
    Norwegian word for "pay."


    Danish word for "description."
betegség


beskrivelse
    Hungarian word for "disease, illness."


    Norwegian word for "description."
betjene


beskrivning, Swedish
    Danish word for "serve."


    Swedish word for "description."
betjänt


beskrywing, Afrikaans
    Swedish word for "servant, civil servant."


    Afrikaans word for "description."
betler


beslagnemen
    Norwegian word for "beggar."


    Dutch word for "to seize."
betrekking, Afrikaans


beslektet
    Afrikaans word for "concerning, in relation to, position (employment)."


    Norwegian word for "related."
betrekking, Dutch


besnijdenis
    Dutch word for "in relation to, relatives."


    Dutch word for "circumcision."
bettlare


bestattet
    Swedish word for "beggar."


    German word for "buried."
Bettler


bestefar
    German word for "beggar."


    Norwegian word for "grandfather."
bettlägerig


besteforeldre
    German word for "bedridden."


    Norwegian word for "grandparents."
bettoliere


bestemor
    Italian word for "tavern keeper."


    Norwegian word for "grandmother."
betuiging, Afrikaans


bestilling
    Afrikaans word for "giving (as in giving thanks or legal testimony)."


    Danish word for "occupation."
betuiging, Dutch


bestätigt
    Dutch word for "declaration, expression."


    German word for "confirmed, verified."
===== Between the Miami Rivers Survey  =====


besvangre
*A land survey that the United States government conducted between the Great and Little Miami Rivers in Ohio. The survey used the same nonstandard method used in the Symmes Purchase.


    Norwegian word for "impregnate, get with child, make pregnant."
betyg


besökare
    Swedish word for "certificate."


    Swedish word for "customs official (archaic), visitor (modern)."
bevaka


bet-bet-overgrootvader
    Swedish word for "protect."


    Dutch word for "third great-grandfather."
bevestiging


bet-overgrootvader
    Afrikaans word for "confirmation."


    Dutch word for "second great-grandfather."
bevilge


betale
    Norwegian word for "grant."


    Norwegian word for "pay."
bevis, Norwegian  


betegség
    Norwegian word for "proof."


    Hungarian word for "disease, illness."
bevis, Swedish


betjene
    Swedish word for "certificate, proof, evidence."


    Danish word for "serve."
bevistat läsförhören


betjänt
    Swedish word for "present at household examination (clerical survey).


    Swedish word for "servant, civil servant."
bevolking


betler
    Afrikaans and Dutch word for "population."


    Norwegian word for "beggar."
bevolking, Dutch


betrekking, Afrikaans
    Dutch word for "population."


    Afrikaans word for "concerning, in relation to, position (employment)."
bevolkingsregister


betrekking, Dutch  
    Dutch word for "population register."


    Dutch word for "in relation to, relatives."
bevorstehend


bettlare
    German word for "previously mentioned."


    Swedish word for "beggar."
bevándorlás


Bettler
    Hungarian word for "immigration."


    German word for "beggar."
bevándorló


bettlägerig
    Hungarian word for "immigrant."


    German word for "bedridden."
beväring


bettoliere
    Swedish word for "conscript."


    Italian word for "tavern keeper."
beväringsman


betuiging, Afrikaans
    Swedish word for "recruit."


    Afrikaans word for "giving (as in giving thanks or legal testimony)."
Bevölkerungsregister


betuiging, Dutch
    German word for "population register."


    Dutch word for "declaration, expression."
bewaarder


===== Between the Miami Rivers Survey  =====
    Dutch word for "guardian, warden."


*A land survey that the United States government conducted between the Great and Little Miami Rivers in Ohio. The survey used the same nonstandard method used in the Symmes Purchase.
bewijs


betyg
    Dutch word for "certificate, proof."


    Swedish word for "certificate."
bewijs van overlijden


bevaka
    Dutch word for "death certificate, proof of death."


    Swedish word for "protect."
bewijs van trouwen


bevestiging
    Dutch word for "marriage certificate, proof of marriage."


    Afrikaans word for "confirmation."
bewys


bevilge
    Afrikaans word for "evidence, proof."


    Norwegian word for "grant."
beykir


bevis, Norwegian
    Icelandic word for "cooper."


    Norwegian word for "proof."
bez


bevis, Swedish
    Polish and Czech word for "without."


    Swedish word for "certificate, proof, evidence."
bezdzietny


bevistat läsförhören
    Polish word for "childless."


    Swedish word for "present at household examination (clerical survey).
bezejmenný


bevolking
    Czech word for "unnamed, nameless."


    Afrikaans and Dutch word for "population."
bezimienny


bevolking, Dutch
    Polish word for "unnamed, nameless."


    Dutch word for "population."
Bezirk


bevolkingsregister
    German word for "district."


    Dutch word for "population register."
beður


bevorstehend
    Icelandic word for "bed."


    German word for "previously mentioned."
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)


bevándorlás
    An agency of the United States government that manages and keeps the records of the government's interaction with American Indian tribes.


    Hungarian word for "immigration."
bialoruski


bevándorló
    Polish word for "Belorussian."


    Hungarian word for "immigrant."
bialy


beväring
    Polish word for "white."


    Swedish word for "conscript."
bianco


beväringsman
    Italian word for "white."


    Swedish word for "recruit."
Bible records


Bevölkerungsregister
    Birth, marriage, and death information written in family Bibles, usually on pages set aside for such a purpose.


    German word for "population register."
<br>


bewaarder
===== Bible Records, Family History Library Catalog™  =====


    Dutch word for "guardian, warden."
*A subject heading used in the Family History Library Catalog to categorize Bible records (birth, marriage, and death information written in family Bibles).
*Bible records, general: Birth, marriage, and death information written in family Bibles, usually on pages set aside for such a purpose.<br>


bewijs
<br>


    Dutch word for "certificate, proof."
===== Bibliography, Family History Library Catalog™  =====


bewijs van overlijden
*A subject heading used in the Family History Library Catalog to categorize lists of books, periodicals, or other resources related to a particular topic.<br>


    Dutch word for "death certificate, proof of death."
===== Bibliography, general  =====


bewijs van trouwen
*A list of books, periodicals, or other resources that were used to prepare a book or article; also a separate list of books, periodicals, or other resources related to a particular topic.


    Dutch word for "marriage certificate, proof of marriage."
bibliográfia


bewys
    Hungarian word for "bibliography."


    Afrikaans word for "evidence, proof."
biblioteca


beykir
    Portuguese and Spanish word for "library."


    Icelandic word for "cooper."
biblioteche


bez
    Italian word for "libraries."


    Polish and Czech word for "without."
bibliotek


bezdzietny
    Danish and Norwegian word for "library."


    Polish word for "childless."
===== Bibliothèque Généalogique, France  =====


bezejmenný
*A library in Paris, France, that has a name index, genealogical books, and genealogical periodicals from all parts of France. Translated as Genealogical Library in English.


    Czech word for "unnamed, nameless."
===== Bibliothèque Publique d' Information, France  =====


bezimienny
*A library in Paris, France, that has a collection of 300,000 volumes and 2,400 periodicals. It has a good genealogical collection.


    Polish word for "unnamed, nameless."
bidden


Bezirk
    Dutch word for "to request, to pray."


    German word for "district."
bidello


beður
    Italian word for "janitor."


    Icelandic word for "bed."
biduum


Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
    Latin word for "space of two days, two-day period."


    An agency of the United States government that manages and keeps the records of the government's interaction with American Indian tribes.
biegunka


bialoruski
    Polish word for "diarrhea, dysentery."


    Polish word for "Belorussian."
bien, French


bialy
    French word for "well."


    Polish word for "white."
bien, Spanish


bianco
    Spanish word for "good, well."


    Italian word for "white."
bienes


Bible records
    Spanish word for "property, goods, fee."


    Birth, marriage, and death information written in family Bibles, usually on pages set aside for such a purpose.
===== Bienes de difuntos  =====


<br>  
*A Spanish term for inheritance records and inventories of personal estates. Also used in the Philippines.<br>


===== Bible Records, Family History Library Catalog™  =====
biennium


*A subject heading used in the Family History Library Catalog to categorize Bible records (birth, marriage, and death information written in family Bibles).
    Latin word for "two-year period."
*Bible records, general: Birth, marriage, and death information written in family Bibles, usually on pages set aside for such a purpose.<br>


<br>
biens


===== Bibliography, Family History Library Catalog™  =====
    French word for "goods, property."


*A subject heading used in the Family History Library Catalog to categorize lists of books, periodicals, or other resources related to a particular topic.<br>
bierzmowanie


===== Bibliography, general  =====
    Polish word for "confirmation."


*A list of books, periodicals, or other resources that were used to prepare a book or article; also a separate list of books, periodicals, or other resources related to a particular topic.
biezacy


bibliográfia
    Polish word for "current." Roku biezacego means "of the current year."


    Hungarian word for "bibliography."
bifolco


biblioteca
    Italian word for "plowman."


    Portuguese and Spanish word for "library."
bijlagen


biblioteche
    Dutch word for "supplemental documents."


    Italian word for "libraries."
bijna


bibliotek
    Dutch word for "almost, nearly."


    Danish and Norwegian word for "library."
bijnaam


===== Bibliothèque Généalogique, France  =====
    Dutch word for "surname, nickname."


*A library in Paris, France, that has a name index, genealogical books, and genealogical periodicals from all parts of France. Translated as Genealogical Library in English.
bijzit


===== Bibliothèque Publique d' Information, France  =====
    Dutch word for "mistress, concubine".


*A library in Paris, France, that has a collection of 300,000 volumes and 2,400 periodicals. It has a good genealogical collection.
bilaga


bidden
    Swedish word for "supplement, enclosure."


    Dutch word for "to request, to pray."
===== Bill of sale  =====


bidello
*A written document that transfers personal property from one individual to another. It proves that a sale occurred.


    Italian word for "janitor."
billedhugger


biduum
    Danish word for "sculptor."


    Latin word for "space of two days, two-day period."
Biloxi Bay, Mississippi


biegunka
    The seaport area on the Gulf of Mexico where the city of Biloxi, Mississippi is now located. The permanent settlement in the Mississippi Valley was made there by the French in 1699.


    Polish word for "diarrhea, dysentery."
bind, Danish


bien, French
    Danish word for "volume."


    French word for "well."
bind, Norwegian


bien, Spanish
    Norwegian word for "volume (book)."


    Spanish word for "good, well."
binnekant


bienes
    Afrikaans word for "inside."


    Spanish word for "property, goods, fee."
binnenkant


===== Bienes de difuntos  =====
    Dutch word for "inside."


*A Spanish term for inheritance records and inventories of personal estates. Also used in the Philippines.<br>
biografi


biennium
    Danish, Norwegian and Swedish word for "biography."


    Latin word for "two-year period."
biografia


biens
    Italian word for "biography."


    French word for "goods, property."
===== Biografica  =====


bierzmowanie
*A biographical collection of notes, newspaper clippings, and obituaries of Swedish army officers and others.


    Polish word for "confirmation."
biografie


biezacy
    Afrikaans and Dutch word for "biography."


    Polish word for "current." Roku biezacego means "of the current year."
===== Biographical dictionary  =====


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


    Italian word for "plowman."
===== Biographical Dictionary of Early Virginia, 1607-1660  =====


bijlagen
*A biographical dictionary that contains more than 100,000 entries and mentions over 30,000 people who are named in wills, deeds, court orders, histories, and Virginia Company records.


    Dutch word for "supplemental documents."
===== Biographical encyclopedia  =====


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


    Dutch word for "almost, nearly."
===== Biographical sketch  =====


bijnaam
*A brief account of an individual’s life.


    Dutch word for "surname, nickname."
biographie, French


bijzit
    French word for "biography."


    Dutch word for "mistress, concubine".
Biographie, German


bilaga
    German word for "biography."


    Swedish word for "supplement, enclosure."
Biography


===== Bill of sale  =====
    A history of an individual's life.


*A written document that transfers personal property from one individual to another. It proves that a sale occurred.
===== Biography and Genealogy Master Index  =====


billedhugger
*An index that lists the subjects in most nationwide American biographical dictionaries. This index is essential for finding biographical sketches. It concentrates heavily on the late 1800s and early 1900s.


    Danish word for "sculptor."
===== Biography File  =====


Biloxi Bay, Mississippi
*A 180-drawer card index to newspaper clippings, local histories, and periodicals from Maryland during the 1800s and 1900s. This file is at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland.


    The seaport area on the Gulf of Mexico where the city of Biloxi, Mississippi is now located. The permanent settlement in the Mississippi Valley was made there by the French in 1699.
===== Biography, Family History Library Catalog™  =====


bind, Danish
*A subject heading used in the Family History Library Catalog to categorize biographies (histories of people's lives) and biographical dictionaries and encyclopedias (compilations of histories of people’s lives).


    Danish word for "volume."
===== Biography, general  =====


bind, Norwegian
*A history of an individual’s life.


    Norwegian word for "volume (book)."
===== Biography, PERiodical Source Index  =====


binnekant
*A record type used in the Locality and Research Methodologies sections of the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) to identify articles that contain biographical information about a person or group of people.


    Afrikaans word for "inside."
birk


binnenkant
    Danish word for "court district."


    Dutch word for "inside."
===== Birke, Denmark  =====


biografi
*A Danish civil district, an area covered by a court. Also called herred.


    Danish, Norwegian and Swedish word for "biography."
===== Birth certificate  =====


biografia
*An official government document stating an individual’s birth date, birthplace, and parentage.


    Italian word for "biography."
birodalom


===== Biografica  =====
    Hungarian word for "empire."


*A biographical collection of notes, newspaper clippings, and obituaries of Swedish army officers and others.
birraio


biografie
    Italian word for "barkeeper, brewer."


    Afrikaans and Dutch word for "biography."
Birth certificate


===== Biographical dictionary  =====
    An official government document stating an individual's birth date, birthplace, and parentage.


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


===== Biographical Dictionary of Early Virginia, 1607-1660  =====
*An official government document stating an individual’s birth date, birthplace, and parentage.


*A biographical dictionary that contains more than 100,000 entries and mentions over 30,000 people who are named in wills, deeds, court orders, histories, and Virginia Company records.
===== Birthplace Index, 1881 British Census  =====


===== Biographical encyclopedia  =====
*An index of the 1881 British Census that is organized alphabetically by surname then by individuals' parish of birth. The Birthplace Index can help you identify possible brothers, sisters, and cousins who were born in the same parish but who may have moved to a different part of Great Britain.


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


===== Biographical sketch  =====
    Hungarian word for "landowning farmer."


*A brief account of an individual’s life.
bis-bisnonno


biographie, French
    Italian word for "secont great-grandfather."


    French word for "biography."
bisabuela


Biographie, German
    Spanish word for "great-grandmother."


    German word for "biography."
bisabuelo


Biography
    Spanish word for "great-grandfather."


    A history of an individual's life.
bisabuelos


===== Biography and Genealogy Master Index  =====
    Spanish word for "great-grandparents."


*An index that lists the subjects in most nationwide American biographical dictionaries. This index is essential for finding biographical sketches. It concentrates heavily on the late 1800s and early 1900s.
bisavo, -a


===== Biography File  =====
    Italian word for "great-grandfather (great-grandmother)."


*A 180-drawer card index to newspaper clippings, local histories, and periodicals from Maryland during the 1800s and 1900s. This file is at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland.
bisavolo, -a


===== Biography, Family History Library Catalog™  =====
    Italian word for "great-grandfather (great-grandmother)."


*A subject heading used in the Family History Library Catalog to categorize biographies (histories of people's lives) and biographical dictionaries and encyclopedias (compilations of histories of people’s lives).
bisavó


===== Biography, general  =====
    Portuguese word for "great-grandmother."


*A history of an individual’s life.
bisavô


===== Biography, PERiodical Source Index  =====
    Portuguese word for "great-grandfather."


*A record type used in the Locality and Research Methodologies sections of the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) to identify articles that contain biographical information about a person or group of people.
bisavôs


birk
    Portuguese word for "great-grandparents."


    Danish word for "court district."
Bischof


===== Birke, Denmark  =====
    German word for "bishop."


*A Danish civil district, an area covered by a court. Also called herred.
bisdom


===== Birth certificate  =====
    Afrikaans and Dutch word for "diocese."


*An official government document stating an individual’s birth date, birthplace, and parentage.
===== Bishop's court, Church of England  =====


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


    Hungarian word for "empire."
===== Bishop's transcript, Church of England  =====


birraio
*A contemporary copy of a parish register of the Church of England that a local priest sends to the bishop of the diocese each year. The transcripts were supposed to be exact, but entries were sometimes abbreviated and may contain additional or variant information. If the original parish register has been lost, the bishop's transcript may be the only source of information.


    Italian word for "barkeeper, brewer."
===== Bishops’ report, Latter-day Saint  =====


Birth certificate
*A list of Latter-day Saint heads of households and the wards in which they lived. This report was prepared in 1852 and 1853.


    An official government document stating an individual's birth date, birthplace, and parentage.
biskop


===== Birth record  =====
    Norwegian word for "bishop."


*An official government document stating an individual’s birth date, birthplace, and parentage.
biskup


===== Birthplace Index, 1881 British Census  =====
    Czech and Polish word for "bishop."


*An index of the 1881 British Census that is organized alphabetically by surname then by individuals' parish of birth. The Birthplace Index can help you identify possible brothers, sisters, and cousins who were born in the same parish but who may have moved to a different part of Great Britain.
bisneta


birtokos
    Portuguese word for "great-granddaughter."


    Hungarian word for "landowning farmer."
bisneto


bis-bisnonno
    Portuguese word for "great-grandson."


    Italian word for "secont great-grandfather."
bisnetos


bisabuela
    Portuguese word for "great-grandchildren."


    Spanish word for "great-grandmother."
bisnieta


bisabuelo
    Spanish word for "great-granddaughter."


    Spanish word for "great-grandfather."
bisnieto


bisabuelos
    Spanish word for "great-grandson."


    Spanish word for "great-grandparents."
bisnietos


bisavo, -a
    Spanish word for "great-grandchildren."


    Italian word for "great-grandfather (great-grandmother)."
bisnonna


bisavolo, -a
    Italian word for "great-grandmother."


    Italian word for "great-grandfather (great-grandmother)."
bisnonno


bisavó
    Italian word for "great-grandfather."


    Portuguese word for "great-grandmother."
bispado


bisavô
    Portuguese word for "bishopric."


    Portuguese word for "great-grandfather."
bispedømme


bisavôs
    Danish and Norwegian word for "diocese."


    Portuguese word for "great-grandparents."
bispo


Bischof
    Portuguese word for "bishop."


    German word for "bishop."
Bistum


bisdom
    German word for "diocese."


    Afrikaans and Dutch word for "diocese."
bitang


===== Bishop's court, Church of England  =====
    Hungarian word for "vagrant, vagabond."


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


===== Bishop's transcript, Church of England  =====
    Hungarian word for "certain, sure."


*A contemporary copy of a parish register of the Church of England that a local priest sends to the bishop of the diocese each year. The transcripts were supposed to be exact, but entries were sometimes abbreviated and may contain additional or variant information. If the original parish register has been lost, the bishop's transcript may be the only source of information.
bizonyságok


===== Bishops’ report, Latter-day Saint  =====
    Hungarian word for "testimonies, (witnesses)."


*A list of Latter-day Saint heads of households and the wards in which they lived. This report was prepared in 1852 and 1853.
bizonytalan


biskop
    Hungarian word for "uncertain."


    Norwegian word for "bishop."
bizonyítvány


biskup
    Hungarian word for "certificate, document."


    Czech and Polish word for "bishop."
<br>


bisneta
===== Bjelke Feud (1658-1660), Norway  =====


    Portuguese word for "great-granddaughter."
*A military action in which Norway regained Trondheim and Romsdal, which it had lost to Sweden in the Krabbe War.


bisneto
===== Black Books  =====


    Portuguese word for "great-grandson."
*A part of the Maryland State Papers that contains messages, petitions, addresses, accounts, court proceedings, and other legal documents from 1636 to 1785.


bisnetos
===== Black Hawk War (1832)  =====


    Portuguese word for "great-grandchildren."
*A war fought between the Sauk and Fox Native Americans and the United States militia and regular troops. The leader of the Native Americans was named Black Hawk.


bisnieta
===== Black Hawk War (1865-1867)  =====


    Spanish word for "great-granddaughter."
*An Indian war that arose when a Ute chief named Black Hawk led an uprising against the settlers in Utah.


bisnieto
blad(sy)


     Spanish word for "great-grandson."
     Afrikaans word for "page."


bisnietos
bladzijde (blz.)


     Spanish word for "great-grandchildren."
     Dutch word for "page."


bisnonna
blanc (blanche)


     Italian word for "great-grandmother."
     French word for "white."


bisnonno
blanco (a)


     Italian word for "great-grandfather."
     Spanish word for "white."


bispado
Blattern


     Portuguese word for "bishopric."
     German word for "smallpox."


bispedømme
===== Blazon  =====


    Danish and Norwegian word for "diocese."
*An official description of a coat of arms. Blazons are found in armorials. The term blazon is also used to mean a coat of arms.


bispo
blaðsíða


     Portuguese word for "bishop."
     Icelandic word for "page."


Bistum
===== Blessing certificate, Latter-day Saint  =====


    German word for "diocese."
*A certificate issued when a baby is blessed in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.


bitang
===== Blessing of baby, Latter-day Saint  =====


    Hungarian word for "vagrant, vagabond."
*A priesthood ordinance of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in which an infant is given a name and a blessing.


bizonyos
bli


     Hungarian word for "certain, sure."
     Norwegian word for "become."


bizonyságok
blikkenslager


     Hungarian word for "testimonies, (witnesses)."
     Danish and Norwegian word for "tinsmith."


bizonytalan
blikksmiður


     Hungarian word for "uncertain."
     Icelandic word for "tinsmith."


bizonyítvány
blind


     Hungarian word for "certificate, document."
     Danish, Norwegian and Swedish word for "blind."


<br>
blindur


===== Bjelke Feud (1658-1660), Norway  =====
    Icelandic word for "blind."


*A military action in which Norway regained Trondheim and Romsdal, which it had lost to Sweden in the Krabbe War.
bliski


===== Black Books  =====
    Polish word for "near."


*A part of the Maryland State Papers that contains messages, petitions, addresses, accounts, court proceedings, and other legal documents from 1636 to 1785.
bliva


===== Black Hawk War (1832)  =====
    Swedish word for "to become."


*A war fought between the Sauk and Fox Native Americans and the United States militia and regular troops. The leader of the Native Americans was named Black Hawk.
bliznieta


===== Black Hawk War (1865-1867)  =====
    Polish word for "twins."


*An Indian war that arose when a Ute chief named Black Hawk led an uprising against the settlers in Utah.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)


blad(sy)  
    An agency of the United States government that manages and maintains the government's survey and land records. The bureau also manages national lands and their resources, including mineral resources. The bureau was created in 1946 when the Government Land Office (GLO) and the Grazing Service were combined. It is under the Department of the Interior.


    Afrikaans word for "page."
blod


bladzijde (blz.)
    Danish and Norwegian word for "blood."


    Dutch word for "page."
blodgang


blanc (blanche)
    Danish and Norwegian word for "dysentery."


    French word for "white."
blodskam


blanco (a)
    Norwegian word for "incest."


    Spanish word for "white."
blodsott


Blattern
    Norwegian word for "abnormal loss of blood during illness."


    German word for "smallpox."
bloeding


===== Blazon  =====
    Afrikaans word for "bleeding, hemorrhage."


*An official description of a coat of arms. Blazons are found in armorials. The term blazon is also used to mean a coat of arms.
bloei


blaðsíða
    Afrikaans word for "bloei."


    Icelandic word for "page."
bloeimaand


===== Blessing certificate, Latter-day Saint  =====
    Dutch word for "May (blossoming month)."


*A certificate issued when a baby is blessed in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
blogoslawil


===== Blessing of baby, Latter-day Saint  =====
    Polish word for "blessed."


*A priesthood ordinance of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in which an infant is given a name and a blessing.
blogoslawiony


bli
    Polish word for "blessed, the late."


    Norwegian word for "become."
<br>


blikkenslager
===== Blue Books  =====


    Danish and Norwegian word for "tinsmith."
*A part of the Maryland State Papers that contains records relating to stock in the Bank of Maryland from 1733 to 1810. The collection contains information about paper money investment schemes, lawsuits against the state of Maryland, and papers concerning property that citizens lost during the Revolutionary War.


blikksmiður
blutend


     Icelandic word for "tinsmith."
     German word for "bleeding."


blind
Blutsverwandschaft


     Danish, Norwegian and Swedish word for "blind."
     German word for "blood relationship."


blindur
bladzijde (blz.)


     Icelandic word for "blind."
     Dutch word for "page."


bliski
blízký


     Polish word for "near."
     Czech word for "near."


bliva
blóðsótt


     Swedish word for "to become."
     Icelandic word for "dysentery."


bliznieta
blödning


     Polish word for "twins."
     Swedish word for "bleeding."


Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Blütenmonat


     An agency of the United States government that manages and maintains the government's survey and land records. The bureau also manages national lands and their resources, including mineral resources. The bureau was created in 1946 when the Government Land Office (GLO) and the Grazing Service were combined. It is under the Department of the Interior.
     German word for "May."


blod
bo, Afrikaans


     Danish and Norwegian word for "blood."
     Afrikaans word for "above, on top of."


blodgang
bo, Danish


     Danish and Norwegian word for "dysentery."
     Danish word for "to live at, home."


blodskam
bo, Norwegian


     Norwegian word for "incest."
     Norwegian word for "to live at."


blodsott
bo, Polish


     Norwegian word for "abnormal loss of blood during illness."
     Polish word for "because."


bloeding
bo, Swedish


     Afrikaans word for "bleeding, hemorrhage."
     Swedish word for "to live, home, estate."


bloei
<br>


    Afrikaans word for "bloei."
===== Board for Certification of Genealogists  =====


bloeimaand
*A professional organization for genealogists. The board administers a certification process.


    Dutch word for "May (blossoming month)."
===== Board of Commissioners to Quiet Land Titles, Hawaii  =====


blogoslawil
*A commission established in Hawaii in 1845 to settle land disputes between the king of Hawaii, who owned all of the land, and settlers who were not native to Hawaii. The king received a portion of the land, and the rest was divided equally between the government, chiefs, and tenants. To acquire ownership of land, an individual made a claim to the commission. This commission was also known as the Land Commission.


    Polish word for "blessed."
===== Board of Commissioners, USA 1805  =====


blogoslawiony
*A committee organized by the United States Congress in 1805 to investigate claims made by landowners to lands previously granted by the French and Spanish governments.


    Polish word for "blessed, the late."
boaro


<br>
    Italian word for "cattle hand."


===== Blue Books =====
===== Boatswain =====


*A part of the Maryland State Papers that contains records relating to stock in the Bank of Maryland from 1733 to 1810. The collection contains information about paper money investment schemes, lawsuits against the state of Maryland, and papers concerning property that citizens lost during the Revolutionary War.
*The officer on a merchant or navy ship who has charge over the hull, sails, rigging, and so forth.


blutend
boca


     German word for "bleeding."
     Portuguese and Spanish word for "mouth."


Blutsverwandschaft
boda


     German word for "blood relationship."
     Portuguese and Spanish word for "wedding, marriage."


bladzijde (blz.)
bodde


     Dutch word for "page."
     Norwegian word for "lived."


blízký
bodnár


     Czech word for "near."
     Hungarian word for "cooper, barrel maker."


blóðsótt
boede


     Icelandic word for "dysentery."
     Danish word for "lived."


blödning
boek


     Swedish word for "bleeding."
     Afrikaans and Dutch word for "book."


Blütenmonat
boer


     German word for "May."
     Afrikaans and Dutch word for "farmer."


bo, Afrikaans
===== Boer Wars (1877-1901)  =====


    Afrikaans word for "above, on top of."
*A term referring to two wars between the British and the Boers (now called Afrikaners) in South Africa. The first Boer War occurred in 1880 and 1881, when the Boers gained independence from Britain. The second Boer War, which occurred between 1899 and 1902, happened when the Boers tried to deny British citizens and other non-Afrikaners full political rights. The Boers won the opening battles of the second war, but the British eventually won the war. The Boer troops surrendered in 1900, but guerilla fighting lasted until 1902.


bo, Danish
boerearbeider


     Danish word for "to live at, home."
     Afrikaans word for "farmhand (laborer)."


bo, Norwegian
boerekneg


     Norwegian word for "to live at."
     Afrikaans word for "farmworker."


bo, Polish
boerenarbeider


     Polish word for "because."
     Dutch word for "cottager, farmhand, worker."


bo, Swedish
boerenknecht


     Swedish word for "to live, home, estate."
     Dutch word for "farm worker."


<br>
bog


===== Board for Certification of Genealogists  =====
    Danish word for "book."


*A professional organization for genealogists. The board administers a certification process.
boghandler


===== Board of Commissioners to Quiet Land Titles, Hawaii  =====
    Danish word for "bookseller."


*A commission established in Hawaii in 1845 to settle land disputes between the king of Hawaii, who owned all of the land, and settlers who were not native to Hawaii. The king received a portion of the land, and the rest was divided equally between the government, chiefs, and tenants. To acquire ownership of land, an individual made a claim to the commission. This commission was also known as the Land Commission.
bogholder


===== Board of Commissioners, USA 1805  =====
    Danish word for "bookkeeper, accountant."


*A committee organized by the United States Congress in 1805 to investigate claims made by landowners to lands previously granted by the French and Spanish governments.
bognár


boaro
    Hungarian word for "wheel maker."


    Italian word for "cattle hand."
boieiro


===== Boatswain  =====
    Portuguese word for "herdsman."


*The officer on a merchant or navy ship who has charge over the hull, sails, rigging, and so forth.
bok


boca
    Norwegian and Swedish word for "book."


    Portuguese and Spanish word for "mouth."
bokhandler


boda
    Norwegian word for "bookseller."


    Portuguese and Spanish word for "wedding, marriage."
bokholder, bokfører


bodde
    Norwegian word for "bookkeeper."


    Norwegian word for "lived."
bokhållare


bodnár
    Swedish word for "bookkeeper."


    Hungarian word for "cooper, barrel maker."
bokstav


boede
    Norwegian word for "letter, character."


    Danish word for "lived."
boldog


boek
    Hungarian word for "happy."


    Afrikaans and Dutch word for "book."
bolest


boer
    Czech word for "pain."


    Afrikaans and Dutch word for "farmer."
bolig


===== Boer Wars (1877-1901)  =====
    Danish and Norwegian word for "residence, house."


*A term referring to two wars between the British and the Boers (now called Afrikaners) in South Africa. The first Boer War occurred in 1880 and 1881, when the Boers gained independence from Britain. The second Boer War, which occurred between 1899 and 1902, happened when the Boers tried to deny British citizens and other non-Afrikaners full political rights. The Boers won the opening battles of the second war, but the British eventually won the war. The Boer troops surrendered in 1900, but guerilla fighting lasted until 1902.
boltos


boerearbeider
    Hungarian word for "shopkeeper."


    Afrikaans word for "farmhand (laborer)."
bom (oa)  


boerekneg
    Portuguese word for "good."


    Afrikaans word for "farmworker."
bon (bonne)


boerenarbeider
    French word for "good."


    Dutch word for "cottager, farmhand, worker."
bona


boerenknecht
    Latin word for "possessions."


    Dutch word for "farm worker."
===== Bond of curation  =====


bog
*A written guarantee posted by the guardian of a minor child who is old enough to marry but still younger than 21 to guarantee that the guardian will faithfully perform the tasks assigned by the probate court.


    Danish word for "book."
===== Bond of indemnification  =====


boghandler
*A document guaranteeing that the father of an illegitimate child would take financial responsibility for the child. This document relieved the parish from that responsibility. Also called a bastardy bond.


    Danish word for "bookseller."
===== Bond of tuition  =====


bogholder
*A written guarantee posted by the guardian of a minor child who is not old enough to marry to guarantee that the guardian will faithfully perform the tasks assigned by the probate court.


    Danish word for "bookkeeper, accountant."
===== Bond with a will annexed  =====


bognár
*A probate record posted by estate administrators or executors that ensures they will properly carry out their duties. This document has a will attached to it.


    Hungarian word for "wheel maker."
===== Bond, financial  =====


boieiro
*A legal act by which people obligate themselves or their heirs, executors, or administrators to pay a certain amount of money to another individual under certain conditions.


    Portuguese word for "herdsman."
===== Bond, general  =====


bok
*A binding agreement or a certificate or evidence of debt.


    Norwegian and Swedish word for "book."
===== Bond, investment  =====


bokhandler
*A certificate or other type of evidence showing that a company, government, or institution promises to pay the purchaser of the bond (the lender) the amount of money loaned plus interest.


    Norwegian word for "bookseller."
===== Bond, jail  =====


bokholder, bokfører
*The amount of money needed to get out of jail while awaiting trial. Also called bail.


    Norwegian word for "bookkeeper."
===== Bond, probate  =====


bokhållare
*A probate record posted by estate administrators or executors that ensures they will properly carry out their duties.


    Swedish word for "bookkeeper."
bonde


bokstav
    Danish, Norwegian and Swedish word for "farmer."


    Norwegian word for "letter, character."
===== Bondsman  =====


boldog
*An individual or institution that signs a bond to guarantee that if the bond holder does not meet the obligations, that individual or institution will. Also called a surety.


    Hungarian word for "happy."
bonne


bolest
    French word for "maid, female servant."


    Czech word for "pain."
bonus


bolig
    Latin word for "good."


    Danish and Norwegian word for "residence, house."
===== Bonus application papers  =====


boltos
*An application for a financial bonus promised by the United States government to men who enlisted in the United States military during World War I.


    Hungarian word for "shopkeeper."
===== Book indexes by vessel line  =====


bom (oa)
*Indexes to passenger lists. The indexes are arranged by the shipping line and the date of arrival in the United States.


    Portuguese word for "good."
===== Book of remembrance, Latter-day Saint  =====


bon (bonne)
*A record in which members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints record important Church-related events (such as baptism, confirmation, priesthood ordination, marriage, and so forth) and family history information.


    French word for "good."
===== Book review  =====


bona
*An article that summarizes a book and evaluates the quality of the book’s information and writing.


    Latin word for "possessions."
Boom


===== Bond of curation  =====
    Sudden population growth (large numbers of people moving in) caused by economic opportunites. When land was opened to homesteading, land rushes or land booms occured. The discovery of oil caused oil booms; the discovery of minerals caused mining booms.


*A written guarantee posted by the guardian of a minor child who is old enough to marry but still younger than 21 to guarantee that the guardian will faithfully perform the tasks assigned by the probate court.
boot


===== Bond of indemnification  =====
    Afrikaans word for "boat, barge, ship."


*A document guaranteeing that the father of an illegitimate child would take financial responsibility for the child. This document relieved the parish from that responsibility. Also called a bastardy bond.
Bootsmann


===== Bond of tuition  =====
    German word for "bargeman, boatman."


*A written guarantee posted by the guardian of a minor child who is not old enough to marry to guarantee that the guardian will faithfully perform the tasks assigned by the probate court.
bopel


===== Bond with a will annexed  =====
    Norwegian word for "residence, domicile."


*A probate record posted by estate administrators or executors that ensures they will properly carry out their duties. This document has a will attached to it.
bopæl


===== Bond, financial  =====
    Danish word for "residence, home, domicile."


*A legal act by which people obligate themselves or their heirs, executors, or administrators to pay a certain amount of money to another individual under certain conditions.
borbély


===== Bond, general  =====
    Hungarian word for "barber."


*A binding agreement or a certificate or evidence of debt.
bordarius


===== Bond, investment  =====
    Latin word for "cottager, tenant, border."


*A certificate or other type of evidence showing that a company, government, or institution promises to pay the purchaser of the bond (the lender) the amount of money loaned plus interest.
===== Bordeaux Emigration Index, France  =====


===== Bond, jail  =====
*A card index to about 16,000 people who emigrated from Bordeaux, France, between 1713 and 1787.


*The amount of money needed to get out of jail while awaiting trial. Also called bail.
===== Border Crossing Indexes, Canada  =====


===== Bond, probate  =====
*A card index to the Canadian border crossing manifests. Sometimes officials recorded information only on the index card for the crossing instead of in both the index and the border crossing manifest.


*A probate record posted by estate administrators or executors that ensures they will properly carry out their duties.
===== Border crossing lists, USA  =====


bonde
*Lists beginning in 1895 that document people who have crossed the border between the United States and Canada or Mexico.


    Danish, Norwegian and Swedish word for "farmer."
===== Border crossing manifests, Canada  =====


===== Bondsman  =====
*Lists of passengers being transported from Canada into the United States. Canadian shipping companies began keeping these records in 1895. There are two type of manifests: lists of people traveling by train and lists of people traveling by boat. The manifests may include the person's name, port or station of entry, date of entry, age, literacy, last residence, previous visits to the United States, and birthplace. Sometimes officials only recorded the information on the index card rather than on the manifest. Beginning in 1908 the companies began keeping similar records of people arriving in Canada from the United States. These records are not indexed and are not available through the Family History Library™. Also called Canadian border crossing lists, passenger lists, and manifests.


*An individual or institution that signs a bond to guarantee that if the bond holder does not meet the obligations, that individual or institution will. Also called a surety.
===== Border crossing records, USA  =====


bonne
*Lists beginning in 1895 that document people who have crossed the border between the United States and Canada or Mexico.


    French word for "maid, female servant."
Border crossings


bonus
    The act of going across a political boundary from one country to another.


     Latin word for "good."
     The place where people go from one country to another.


===== Bonus application papers  =====
borg


*An application for a financial bonus promised by the United States government to men who enlisted in the United States military during World War I.
    Swedish word for "castle,fortress."


===== Book indexes by vessel line  =====
borg


*Indexes to passenger lists. The indexes are arranged by the shipping line and the date of arrival in the United States.
    Icelandic word for "city."


===== Book of remembrance, Latter-day Saint  =====
borgare


*A record in which members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints record important Church-related events (such as baptism, confirmation, priesthood ordination, marriage, and so forth) and family history information.
    Swedish word for "citizen, burgher."


===== Book review  =====
borgari


*An article that summarizes a book and evaluates the quality of the book’s information and writing.
    Icelandic word for "citizen."


Boom
borger


     Sudden population growth (large numbers of people moving in) caused by economic opportunites. When land was opened to homesteading, land rushes or land booms occured. The discovery of oil caused oil booms; the discovery of minerals caused mining booms.
     Danish and Norwegian word for "citizen."


boot
borgermester


     Afrikaans word for "boat, barge, ship."
     Norwegian word for "mayor."


Bootsmann
borgerskab


     German word for "bargeman, boatman."
     Danish word for "citizenship."


bopel
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    Norwegian word for "residence, domicile."
===== Borgerskabprotokoller, Denmark  =====


bopæl
*A Danish word for citizenship book. It lists the people who received the rights to citizenship extended by a city. Citizenship rights included the right to engage in business in the city, protection under the law, and permission to live in the city without being expelled. The book includes the names of the people granted citizenship and their age, social and economic status, occupation and training, and sometimes birthplace and names of relatives. Until the twentieth century, only males of the middle or upper class, usually merchants and tradesmen, were granted citizenship.


    Danish word for "residence, home, domicile."
borgerskap


borbély
    Norwegian word for "citizenship."


    Hungarian word for "barber."
borghese


bordarius
    Italian word for "burgher, citizen."


    Latin word for "cottager, tenant, border."
borgmester


===== Bordeaux Emigration Index, France  =====
    Danish word for "mayor."


*A card index to about 16,000 people who emigrated from Bordeaux, France, between 1713 and 1787.
borgmästare


===== Border Crossing Indexes, Canada  =====
    Swedish word for "mayor."


*A card index to the Canadian border crossing manifests. Sometimes officials recorded information only on the index card for the crossing instead of in both the index and the border crossing manifest.
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===== Border crossing lists, USA =====
===== Born In (the) Covenant =====


*Lists beginning in 1895 that document people who have crossed the border between the United States and Canada or Mexico.
*A term referring to a child born after the sealing of his/her parents in a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is often abbreviated BIC.


===== Border crossing manifests, Canada =====
===== Borough court, Connecticut =====


*Lists of passengers being transported from Canada into the United States. Canadian shipping companies began keeping these records in 1895. There are two type of manifests: lists of people traveling by train and lists of people traveling by boat. The manifests may include the person's name, port or station of entry, date of entry, age, literacy, last residence, previous visits to the United States, and birthplace. Sometimes officials only recorded the information on the index card rather than on the manifest. Beginning in 1908 the companies began keeping similar records of people arriving in Canada from the United States. These records are not indexed and are not available through the Family History Library™. Also called Canadian border crossing lists, passenger lists, and manifests.
*A court in Connecticut with townwide jurisdiction over civil matters. Borough courts were succeeded by the circuit courts.


===== Border crossing records, USA =====
===== Borough, Great Britain =====


*Lists beginning in 1895 that document people who have crossed the border between the United States and Canada or Mexico.
*A self-governing town or city that sends a representative to Parliament.


Border crossings
Borough, New York City


     The act of going across a political boundary from one country to another.
     One of the five administrative divisions of New York City: Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island).


    The place where people go from one country to another.
===== Borough, Scotland  =====


borg
*A city or town in Scotland. In current usage, the term borough refers only to towns with a charter. Also spelled burgh.


    Swedish word for "castle,fortress."
borta


borg
    Swedish word for "absent."


    Icelandic word for "city."
bortgift


borgare
    Swedish word for "married elsewhere."


    Swedish word for "citizen, burgher."
borussia


borgari
    Latin word for "Prussia."


    Icelandic word for "citizen."
bos


borger
    Dutch word for "woods, forest (new version of the word)."


    Danish and Norwegian word for "citizen."
bosbaas


borgermester
    Dutch word for "forester."


    Norwegian word for "mayor."
bosbouer


borgerskab
    Afrikaans word for "forester, warden."


    Danish word for "citizenship."
bosch


    Dutch word for "woods, forest (old version of the word)."


bosque


===== Borgerskabprotokoller, Denmark  =====
    Portuguese word for "grove, forest, woods."


*A Danish word for citizenship book. It lists the people who received the rights to citizenship extended by a city. Citizenship rights included the right to engage in business in the city, protection under the law, and permission to live in the city without being expelled. The book includes the names of the people granted citizenship and their age, social and economic status, occupation and training, and sometimes birthplace and names of relatives. Until the twentieth century, only males of the middle or upper class, usually merchants and tradesmen, were granted citizenship.
bostad


borgerskap
    Swedish word for "domicile."


    Norwegian word for "citizenship."
boswachter


borghese
    Dutch word for "forester."


    Italian word for "burgher, citizen."
boswagter


borgmester
    Afrikaans word for "forester."


    Danish word for "mayor."
bot


borgmästare
    Norwegian word for "fine, penalty."


    Swedish word for "mayor."
bottaio


    Italian word for "cooper, barrel maker."


bottegaio


===== Born In (the) Covenant  =====
    Italian word for "shopkeeper."


*A term referring to a child born after the sealing of his/her parents in a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is often abbreviated BIC.
boucher


===== Borough court, Connecticut  =====
    French word for "butcher."


*A court in Connecticut with townwide jurisdiction over civil matters. Borough courts were succeeded by the circuit courts.
boulanger


===== Borough, Great Britain  =====
    French word for "baker."


*A self-governing town or city that sends a representative to Parliament.
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Borough, New York City
===== Boundary  =====


    One of the five administrative divisions of New York City: Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island).
*A separation, whether natural or manmade, between properties or jurisdictions.


===== Borough, Scotland =====
===== Bounty land =====


*A city or town in Scotland. In current usage, the term borough refers only to towns with a charter. Also spelled burgh.
*Federal land given to people for their service in the military.


borta
===== Bounty land warrant application  =====


    Swedish word for "absent."
*A formal, written request for a piece of federal land in return for past military service.


bortgift
boupptekning


     Swedish word for "married elsewhere."
     Swedish word for "estate inventory, probate."


borussia
bourgeois


     Latin word for "Prussia."
     French word for "citizen, member of the middle class."


bos
bourguignon


     Dutch word for "woods, forest (new version of the word)."
     French word for "Burgundian."


bosbaas
bouvier


     Dutch word for "forester."
     French word for "herdsman, cowherd."


bosbouer
bovaro


     Afrikaans word for "forester, warden."
     Italian word for "cattle driver."


bosch
boven


     Dutch word for "woods, forest (old version of the word)."
     Dutch word for "above, over, upstairs."


bosque
<br>


    Portuguese word for "grove, forest, woods."
===== Bowman Collection  =====


bostad
*A card index to Connecticut vital records in Massachusetts from 1800 to 1900.


    Swedish word for "domicile."
===== Box Type, Latter-day Saint  =====


boswachter
*A printed book used to record membership records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1920 and 1941. Each page of the book had four to six boxes, and each box contained the complete membership information for an individual. The records are available at the Family History Library™ and Family History Centers™.


    Dutch word for "forester."
boznica


boswagter
    Polish word for "synagogue."


    Afrikaans word for "forester."
Bozy


bot
    Polish word for "the Lord's."


    Norwegian word for "fine, penalty."
braaf


bottaio
    Dutch word for "honest, worthy, good."


    Italian word for "cooper, barrel maker."
bracciale


bottegaio
    Italian word for "laborer."


    Italian word for "shopkeeper."
bracciante


boucher
    Italian word for "farm laborer."


    French word for "butcher."
Brachmonat


boulanger
    German word for "June."


    French word for "baker."
bracia


    Polish word for "brothers."


brak


===== Boundary  =====
    Polish word for "lack of, is missing."


*A separation, whether natural or manmade, between properties or jurisdictions.
===== Branch history, Latter-day Saint  =====


===== Bounty land  =====
*An historical account of a branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.


*Federal land given to people for their service in the military.
===== Branch records, Latter-day Saint  =====


===== Bounty land warrant application  =====
*Membership records that each branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints keeps of members who live within the branch boundaries.


*A formal, written request for a piece of federal land in return for past military service.
===== Branch, Latter-day Saint  =====


boupptekning
*A local division of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is similar to a ward but usually does not have enough membership or enough priesthood leadership to support all the programs of the Church.


    Swedish word for "estate inventory, probate."
branco (a)


bourgeois
    Portuguese word for "white."


    French word for "citizen, member of the middle class."
brann


bourguignon
    Norwegian word for "fire."


    French word for "Burgundian."
brasiator


bouvier
    Latin word for "brewer."


    French word for "herdsman, cowherd."
brasseur


bovaro
    French word for "brewer."


    Italian word for "cattle driver."
brassier


boven
    French word for "farmworker, laborer (old word)."


    Dutch word for "above, over, upstairs."
brat


    Polish word for "brother."


bratanek


===== Bowman Collection  =====
    Polish word for "nephew."


*A card index to Connecticut vital records in Massachusetts from 1800 to 1900.
bratanica


===== Box Type, Latter-day Saint  =====
    Polish word for "niece."


*A printed book used to record membership records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1920 and 1941. Each page of the book had four to six boxes, and each box contained the complete membership information for an individual. The records are available at the Family History Library™ and Family History Centers™.
bratowa


boznica
    Polish word for "sister-in-law."


    Polish word for "synagogue."
bratr


Bozy
    Czech word for "brother."


    Polish word for "the Lord's."
bratranec


braaf
    Czech word for "cousin (male)."


    Dutch word for "honest, worthy, good."
Brauer  
 
bracciale
 
    Italian word for "laborer."
 
bracciante
 
    Italian word for "farm laborer."
 
Brachmonat
 
    German word for "June."
 
bracia
 
    Polish word for "brothers."
 
brak
 
    Polish word for "lack of, is missing."
 
===== Branch history, Latter-day Saint  =====
 
*An historical account of a branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
 
===== Branch records, Latter-day Saint  =====
 
*Membership records that each branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints keeps of members who live within the branch boundaries.
 
===== Branch, Latter-day Saint  =====
 
*A local division of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is similar to a ward but usually does not have enough membership or enough priesthood leadership to support all the programs of the Church.
 
branco (a)
 
    Portuguese word for "white."
 
brann
 
    Norwegian word for "fire."
 
brasiator
 
    Latin word for "brewer."
 
brasseur
 
    French word for "brewer."
 
brassier
 
    French word for "farmworker, laborer (old word)."
 
brat
 
    Polish word for "brother."
 
bratanek
 
    Polish word for "nephew."
 
bratanica
 
    Polish word for "niece."
 
bratowa
 
    Polish word for "sister-in-law."
 
bratr
 
    Czech word for "brother."
 
bratranec
 
    Czech word for "cousin (male)."
 
Brauer
 
    German word for "brewer."


    German word for "brewer."


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===== Brief description, Family History Library Catalog™ on compact disc  =====
===== Brief description, Family History Library Catalog™ on compact disc  =====
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