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Genealogical Society of Marion County, Indianaatlas
An atlas is a collection of maps.
primary source
A primary source is a record created at the time of, or shortly thereafter, an event or circumstance occurred.
Huguenot
French Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries were known as Huguenots.
Lineal descendant
Lineal descendant means being in the direct line of descent from an ancestor.
Genealogy
Genealogy is the study of the origins and descent of families.
Gazetteer
A Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary.
daughter-in-law
In early American History, a daughter-in-law was a step-daughter or the wife of their son.
Cousin in America
In early American history, a cousin was a relative by blood or marriage of any degree outside the immediate family.
Consanguinity
Consanguinity means blood relationship.
D.S.P. (died sine prole)
D.S.P. (died sine prole) means died without offspring.