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C
    Roman numeral for "one-hundred."
circa, Swedish ((ca.) (Latin))
    Swedish word for "about, approximately."
contrajó matrimonio con (c.m.c.)
    Spanish word for "contracted marriage with."
circa, German (ca.)
    German word for "about."
caballero
    Spanish word for "nobleman, knight, gentleman."
cabaretier
    French word for "barkeeper."
cabeza
    Spanish word for "head."
cabeça
    Portuguese word for "head."
cabildo
    Spanish word for "town council."


===== Cabinda, Brazil  =====
===== Cabinda, Brazil  =====
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*A term used in Brazilian Catholic Church registers to describe a person whose ancestry is a mix of African and Caucasian. Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate.
*A term used in Brazilian Catholic Church registers to describe a person whose ancestry is a mix of African and Caucasian. Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate.
cacciatore
    Italian word for "hunter."


Cadastral map  
Cadastral map  


*A map that shows the people who own land in an area. Also called land ownership map.
*A map that shows the people who own land in an area. Also called land ownership map.
cadastro
    Portuguese word for "land census."
cadaver
    Latin word for "dead body, cadaver."
cadeia
    Portuguese word for "jail."


Cadency  
Cadency  


*A mark on a coat of arms showing a younger son's birth order.
*A mark on a coat of arms showing a younger son's birth order.
caduto
    Italian word for "fallen."
caelebs
    Latin word for "bachelor, single man."
caelum
    Latin word for "heaven, sky."
caementarius
    Latin word for "stonemason."
cafezal
    Portuguese word for "coffee plantation."
cafone
    Italian word for "peasant."
café
    Portuguese word for "coffee."


===== Cafuzo, Brazil  =====
===== Cafuzo, Brazil  =====
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*A descendant of French settlers who came from the Acadia region of Canada, or present-day New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, to the United States. They settled in Louisiana in the swamps and slow-moving streams called bayous. They still maintain a unique cultural identity and speak both English and a dialect of French. Most are Roman Catholic.
*A descendant of French settlers who came from the Acadia region of Canada, or present-day New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, to the United States. They settled in Louisiana in the swamps and slow-moving streams called bayous. They still maintain a unique cultural identity and speak both English and a dialect of French. Most are Roman Catholic.
calcearius
    Latin word for "shoemaker."
calciator
    Latin word for "shoemaker."
===== Calculated date  =====
*An event date that is derived from the date of another event in a person's life. For example, if the United States 1860 census lists a person as being 20 years old, a calculated birth date would be 1839 or 1840.
calderaio
    Italian word for "tinker."
caledonia
    Latin word for "Scotland."
Frank T. Calef collection (Calef collection)
    A manuscript collection of genealogical information about people who are descended from Puritans or Mayflower passengers.


===== Calendar  =====
===== Calendar  =====
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*An probate index that is arranged by first letter of the surname only and then by probate date. I may give the place of residence of a testator.
*An probate index that is arranged by first letter of the surname only and then by probate date. I may give the place of residence of a testator.


===== Calculated date  =====
California Gold Rush
 
    The movement of large numbers of people to the gold fields in California, especially in 1849.
 
caligator
 
    Latin word for "shoemaker."
 


*An event date that is derived from the date of another event in a person's life. For example, if the United States 1860 census lists a person as being 20 years old, a calculated birth date would be 1839 or 1840.


===== Call number  =====
===== Call number  =====


*The number used to identify a book, microfilm, microfiche, or other source in a library or archive. Library materials are stored and retrieved by call number.
*The number used to identify a book, microfilm, microfiche, or other source in a library or archive. Library materials are stored and retrieved by call number.
calle
    Spanish word for "street."


===== Calpamulato  =====
===== Calpamulato  =====
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*A religion that began to spread throughout Wales during the late 1730s. At first leaders advocated reforming the Church of England but not separating from it. Members would meet weekly for singing and preaching but attend their local parishes for communion. In 1811, however, the Methodists began ordaining their own ministers and keeping their own records. Their beliefs are based on the teachings of John Calvin. Today the religion is known as the Presbyterian Church of Wales.
*A religion that began to spread throughout Wales during the late 1730s. At first leaders advocated reforming the Church of England but not separating from it. Members would meet weekly for singing and preaching but attend their local parishes for communion. In 1811, however, the Methodists began ordaining their own ministers and keeping their own records. Their beliefs are based on the teachings of John Calvin. Today the religion is known as the Presbyterian Church of Wales.
caly
    Polish word for "entire."
calzolaio
    Italian word for "shoemaker."
cambria
    Latin word for "Wales."


===== Cambujo  =====
===== Cambujo  =====
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*A term used in Catholic Church registers to describe a person from Spanish-speaking Latin America whose ancestry is a mix of Indian (1/2), African (1/4), and Spanish Caucasian (1/4). Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate.
*A term used in Catholic Church registers to describe a person from Spanish-speaking Latin America whose ancestry is a mix of Indian (1/2), African (1/4), and Spanish Caucasian (1/4). Racial classifications were often based on physical appearance or social status; therefore, they were not always accurate.
cameranius
    Latin word for "chamberlain, valet, groom."
cameriera
    Italian word for "maid, servant girl."
cameriere
    Italian word for "waiter."
cameriere di casa
    Italian word for "house steward."
camino
    Spanish word for "road."
campagna
    Italian word for "countryside, rural."
campagnuolo, -a
    Italian word for "countryman, countrywoman."
campesino (a)
    Spanish word for "peasant."
campo, Portuguese
    Portuguese word for "field, plain."
campo, Spanish
    Spanish word for "field."
camponês (a)
    Portuguese word for "peasant, small farmer."
cana de açúcar
    Portuguese word for "sugarcane.


===== Canada East  =====
===== Canada East  =====
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*Lists, or manifests, kept by Canada and the United States to document all people who crossed the border from Canada into the United States for any purpose. These lists began in 1895 and are on microfilm up to 1954.
*Lists, or manifests, kept by Canada and the United States to document all people who crossed the border from Canada into the United States for any purpose. These lists began in 1895 and are on microfilm up to 1954.


===== Canadian Expeditionary Force =====
===== Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) =====


*The Canadian army that served in World War I.
*The Canadian army that served in World War I.
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*A railroad that extended across Canada from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. It was completed in 1885 and allowed for more rapid settlement of Canada's interior lands.
*A railroad that extended across Canada from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. It was completed in 1885 and allowed for more rapid settlement of Canada's interior lands.
cancro
    Italian word for "cancer."
cantante
    Italian word for "singer."
cantatrice
    Italian word for "singer."


===== Canton  =====
===== Canton  =====
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*The region along the Cape Fear River in North Carolina.
*The region along the Cape Fear River in North Carolina.
capela
    Portuguese word for "chapel."
capella
    Latin word for "chapel."
capellanus
    Latin word for "chaplain."


===== Capellanías, military  =====
===== Capellanías, military  =====
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*A type of land grant in Latin America. These land grants covered lands that individuals and families ceded to the Catholic Church. Related documents include wills, court records, land titles, and contracts. Information about the individuals and families involved may also be included.
*A type of land grant in Latin America. These land grants covered lands that individuals and families ceded to the Catholic Church. Related documents include wills, court records, land titles, and contracts. Information about the individuals and families involved may also be included.
capilla
    Spanish word for "chapel."


===== Capital case  =====
===== Capital case  =====


*A type of criminal court case in which the defendant could receive the death penalty.
*A type of criminal court case in which the defendant could receive the death penalty.
Capital, USA
    A city where the main offices of a government are located.
capitis
    Latin word for "head, chief."
capofamiglia
    Italian word for "family head."
capostipite
    Italian word for "family founder, earliest ancestor."
cappellaio
    Italian word for "hatter."
capt et jurat
    Latin word for "taken and sworn."


===== Captain  =====
===== Captain  =====


*An army, marine, or air force officer who commands a military company; also a naval officer who commands a warship.
*An army, marine, or air force officer who commands a military company; also a naval officer who commands a warship.
Captain
    An army, marine, or air force officer who commands a military company; also a naval officer who commands a warship.
caput
    Latin word for "head, chief."
cara
    Portuguese and Spanish word for "face."
carabiniere
    Italian word for "policeman."
carbonaio
    Italian word for "coal dealer."
carbonarius
    Latin word for "collier, coal miner."


===== Card index  =====
===== Card index  =====
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*A printed form used to record membership information of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1941 to the present. Most wards now use an electronic version of the form. Before the electronic version was used, the forms were separate and were bound in books. When a member moves from a ward, the membership record is returned to Church headquarters and sent to the member’s new ward or branch.
*A printed form used to record membership information of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1941 to the present. Most wards now use an electronic version of the form. Before the electronic version was used, the forms were separate and were bound in books. When a member moves from a ward, the membership record is returned to Church headquarters and sent to the member’s new ward or branch.
carecarius
    Latin word for "carter."


===== Carey Act of 1894  =====
===== Carey Act of 1894  =====


*A federal law that provided for the reclamation and homesteading of desert land in public land states. It established new settlements in northern Wyoming.
*A federal law that provided for the reclamation and homesteading of desert land in public land states. It established new settlements in northern Wyoming.
Cariboo Gold Rush
    A gold mining boom in the Cariboo Mountains of south central British Columbia that lasted from 1860 to 1863.
carnarius
    Latin word for "butcher."
carnicero
    Spanish word for "butcher."


===== Carpenter  =====
===== Carpenter  =====
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*A series of laws passed to restore to Roman Catholics in Ireland the rights that had been taken away in the Penal Laws passed between 1695 and 1728.
*A series of laws passed to restore to Roman Catholics in Ireland the rights that had been taken away in the Penal Laws passed between 1695 and 1728.


===== Caveat =====
===== Caveat =====


*A warning notice issued by an interested person to a probate court that no action is to be taken in granting a probate without his case being heard.
*A warning notice issued by an interested person to a probate court that no action is to be taken in granting a probate without his case being heard.
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