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Genealogical Society of Marion County, IndianaGazetteer
A Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary.
Genealogy
Genealogy is the study of the origins and descent of families.
Lineal descendant
Lineal descendant means being in the direct line of descent from an ancestor.
Huguenot
French Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries were known as Huguenots.
primary source
A primary source is a record created at the time of, or shortly thereafter, an event or circumstance occurred.
Collective naturalization
Collective naturalization is a process used when a government acquires the territory of a foreign government by treaty or cession, and the inhabitants receive the rights and privileges of citizenship.
immigrant ancestor
Your immigrant ancestor is the first person of an ancestral line to settle in a given country.
manifest
Look at the manifest list for others from the same area where your ancestors come from.
Declaration of Intention
A Declaration of Intention is a document an alien usually filed in a court declaring his intention to apply for citizenship after fulfillment of the residency requirement.
Where are naturalizations
Early naturalizations were usually at County Courts. Since about 1920, they have been in the Federal court system. The National Archives (NARA) and ICE/INS also hold some naturalization records.