Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)

Family history students at Brigham Young University's Center for Family History and Genealogy are working to identify the residents of Nauvoo, Illinois, from 1839 to 1846. Wherever possible, each resident will be documented from birth to death in original records kept during their lifetime. Our data is available to all who are interested in the history of the community, as well as descendants seeking information about their families.

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"Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 26 March 2025. Citing BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy, Provo, Utah.

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