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DEC'D
— deceased
A.K.A
— Also Known As
N/A
— not available, not applicable, unknown
PR
— PRoved a will
B.S
— in court records, Bill of Sale
ABT
— About
FA.
— father
C.R
— church report
NOK
— Next Of Kin
BRO
— Brother
E.D
— Enumeration District
PGFA
— paternal grandfather
PGMO
— paternal grandmother
B.B
— Bail Bond
B.I.L
— brother-in-law
B.O.T.P
— both of this parish
D.Y
— died young
A.W.C
— administration with will and codicil annexed
B.T
— Bishop's Transcripts
A.O
— account of
GENTECH
— GENealogy and TECHnology
A.L.S
— autographed letter signed
A.A.R
— against all risks
J.M.
— jure matris (in the right of one's mother)
D'D
— deceased
D&COH
— daughter and coheiress
J.U.
— jure uxoris (in the right of one's wife)
AWOL
— Absent Without Leave
B.
— Born (date/place of birth)
PALAM
— PALatines to AMerica
DIL
— Daughter-In-Law
CO
— Company
DEPT
— Department
DIV
— Division
EX
— executor, executrix
BLM
— Bureau of Land Management of United States Department of the Interior
ACAD
— Academy
AB
— About
ASST
— Assist
NEE
— maiden name (née [Fr.])
AU
— Gold (Latin ''Aurum'')
DD
— Doctor of Divinity
GEN
— General Motors
ADM
— Admission
DIST
— Distance
ADMIN
— ADMINISTRATIVE, ADMINISTRATION, ADMINISTRATOR
APPTD
— Appointed
CLK
— Clerk
EXTX
— executrix
CAP
— Captain
SIL
— Sister-In-Law
ASSOC
— Associate(d)
ANON
— Anonymous
E
— East
D.
— Died
DO
— Ditto
SR
— Senior
DECIS
— Decision
EST
— ESTATE
FGBS
— Fellow, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
BIA
— Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S.)
CAPT
— Captain
DTR
— daughter
ACC
— Account
CONTR
— Contract
YR
— Year
EDD
— Doctor of Education
C.
— Circa (approximately)
DAU
— Daughter
COM
— Common
EMP
— Employee
ABBR
— Abbreviation
BOT
— Bottom
ADJ
— Adjutant
A
— Acre
COUNS
— counsellor
D
— Daughter
EDUC
— EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL
CE
— Common Era (substitute for AD)
FSA SCOT
— Fellow, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
S/O
— Son Of
BET
— BETWeen
DR
— Doctor
B
— Brother
PP
— Pages
ABR
— Abridged
AFT
— Afternoon
ABP
— Archbishop
W/O
— Wife of
LIV
— Livingood, AK, USA
APP
— Appendix
DN
— deacon
SIL
— Son-In-Law
BK
— Book
PG
— Page
ASCERT
— ascertain
CH
— Chief
LPRP
— legitimatio per rescriptum principis (legitimisation by prince's rescript)
CH
— Chaplain
N.D.
— No Date
CHN
— Children
BUR
— Buried
CRSPD
— correspond
DIST
— District
DOC
— Document
DR
— dram
IGHR
— Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research
ASSN
— Association
A
— About
ATTY
— Attorney
ANC
— Ancient
EXC
— Except
CSA
— Confederate States of America (from Civil War)
ENS
— Ensign (USCG, USN)
VS
— Versus Simulation
ENSU
— ensuing
D
— Died
CH
— Church
COLL
— COLLege
CAP
— Capture
CIV
— Civil
COM
— Committee
SOG
— Society of Genealogists
DEP
— Deputy
W
— Wife
ABSTR
— Abstract
F
— Friends
MO.
— Mother
APGQ
— Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly
EXOX
— executrix
D/O
— Daughter Of
PLCGS
— Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies
WF
— Wife
DOM
— Domestic
COMP
— company
NGSQ
— National Genealogical Society Quarterly
CUZ
— Cousin
TEN
— Tenant
EN
— Engineer
VS
— Versus Star
SR
— Sister
AFT
— After
ST
— State
COL
— Colored
BEF
— Before
DECD
— Deceased
BR-L
— Brother-in-Law
DEP
— Depot
BIOG
— Biography
NYGBR
— New York Genealogical and Biographical Record
CH
— Child
CA
— Circa
DTO
— ditto
CL. CRT.
— Clerk of the Court
BBOY
— bound boy
B
— Birthday
ACKD
— acknowledged
ASGD
— Assigned
KT
— Knight
VS
— Versus System
ALLEG
— allegiance
CERT
— Certificate
COM
— Communicate
A
— Ante
TAG
— The American Genealogist
ENG
— England (FIFA trigram; not eligible for an ISO 3166 or IOC trigram)
DOCUM
— document
AAS
— American Antiquarian Society
COUS.
— cousin
ALD
— Alderman
EXEC
— Executor
M
— Married
ANTIQ
— antiquity
AC
— Ante Christum
ADMX
— Administratrix
CATAL
— catalogue
CW
— Civil War
CT
— Court
DEC
— Deceased
CF
— Confer
BEC
— because
DT
— Date
ST
— State Transformation
CA.
— approximately (circa [Lat.])
B
— Born
EXC
— Exchange
B
— Book
BR
— Brother
BKS
— books
BK
— Book Keeper
ACTG
— Acting
C
— Circa
APP
— Apprentice
M.
— MARRIED
ADJ
— Adjourned
ESTABL
— establishment
DA
— Daughter
ADMR
— Administrator
D.S.P
— died without issue
Q.
— Queen
BD
— Bound
DAU-I-L
— daughter-in-law
AL
— American Legion
ST
— State This
ACC
— According
ISANNZ
— Irish Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand
BKS
— Barracks
DAB
— Dictionary of American Biography
AD
— adopted
ICCANB
— Irish Canadian Cultural Association of New Brunswick
CORP
— Corporal
F
— Father
EXR
— executor
BISH
— Bishop, Inc.
BRO-I-L
— brother-in-law
BIB.
— Bible
EXOR
— executor
GGM
— Great-Grandmother
BPL
— Birthplace
ABD
— Abdicated
CERT.
— Certificate
KT
— Knights Templar
BT
— Baronet
CG
— Certified Genealogist
BP
— Birthplace
C OF A
— Coat of Arms
APPX
— Appendix
OS
— Old Style
BK
— Booklet
GSSA
— Genealogical Society of South Africa
ST
— State Transport
D.S
— document signed
BL
— brother-in-law
ACCO
— account
OSP
— obiit sine prole (died without issue)
GSHA
— Genealogical Society of Hispanic America
ANT
— Antonym
DEAC
— Deacon Electronic Account Center
OCC.
— Occupation
CGL
— Certified Genealogical Lecturer
DAUS
— daughters
D
— Death
PAR
— parish
NN
— nomen nescio (not named; name unknown
CEM.
— cemetery
NYGBS
— New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
BOT
— Bought
VM
— Vita Matris (in the lifetime of his mother)
DA
— Day
BGIRL
— bound girl
FN
— First National Financial Corp. (Toronto Stock Exchange [TSX])
AAGRA
— Australasian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents
UN
— Unknown
TERR
— Territory
AGRA
— Association of Genealogists and Record Agents
EXX
— executrix
CONJECT
— conjecture
RBD
— Registry of Births and Deaths
NIGS
— National Institute for Genealogical Studies (Toronto)
VIZ
— Videlicet (namely)
A
— Age
NEE
— born ( [Lat.] )
COD
— Codicil of a will
MGMO
— maternal grandmother
FEEFS
— Federation of East European Family Societies
CH.
— Church
COUS
— cousin
ET AL
— et alia (and others)
COVEN
— covenant
AG
— Accredited Genealogist
PL
— plural
FASG
— Fellow of the American Society of Genealogy
APP.DIV
— Appelate division
AAS
— Anno Aetatis Suae (Died in the year of (his/her) age)
BUR.
— buried
CHRIS
— christened
C.S
— copy signed
MO
— mothers
ESTD
— estimated
K
— Killed
ICAPGEN
— International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists
APGI
— Association of Professional Genealogists in Ireland
FUGA
— Fellow Utah Genealogical Association
B.
— Burial (location or date)
EXC
— Excellency
ABS
— Abstract
SIB.
— sibling
SPL
— sine prole legitima (without legitimate issue)
COL
— Colony
DSDI
— Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence
D.S.P.M
— died without male issue
GMO
— GrandMOther
NR
— No Record
CA.
— about (circa [Lat.])
ISS.
— issue [offspring]
JGS
— Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc.
UNM
— unmarried
KT
— Knight of the Thistle
CL
— child
SIBS
— siblings
CEM
— Cemetery
CDA
— Colonial Dames of America
NSDAR
— National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
ANC
— ancestor
ASG
— American Society of Genealogists
NIGR
— National Institute on Genealogical Research (National Archives)
S
— Son
AFT
— aftercare
DS
— DeathScythe
SUVCW
— Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
BO
— bottom
AASP
— American Antiquarian Society Proceedings
CA
— Circa (about)
NMW
— Not MY Wife
ACCU
— accurate
BAP
— baptism
S
— Security Prison
ISBGFH
— International Society for British Genealogy and Family History
APP
— appointed
ASR
— assessor
IGI
— International Genealogical Index
ADCL
— adopted child
AD
— Anno Domino
SP.BL
— special bail
BR
— Brother Rat
DC
— Deputy Clerk
GCVO
— Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
AFN
— Ancestral File Number
MGP
— Mathematics Genealogy Project
DVF
— Society of the Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge
ISFHWE
— International Society of Family History Writers and Editors
GIMA
— Genealogical Institute of Mid-America (University of Illinois-Springfield)
B.M
— Bench Mark
ASSO
— associate
MD
— Married
GRINZ
— Genealogical Research Institute of New Zealand
IGP
— Ireland Genealogy Project
AC
— ancestor chart
DO
— ditto (same)
A.C
— attested copy
CUZ
— Cousins Properties Incorporated
AR.CO
— artillery company
AG:ABC
— American Genealogy: A Basic Course
ASGRA
— Association of Scottish Genealogists & Researchers in Archives
ADMR
— administration
GSMD
— General Society of Mayflower Descendants
DESC
— descendant
A.C
— account current
CATH
— Cathedral
DSPL
— decessit sine prole legitima (died without legitimate issue)
CGI
— Certified Genealogical Instructor
BR
— British
LEG
— Legacy Oil and Gas Inc (Toronto Stock Exchange [TSX])
DIV
— divorced
DEA
— deacon
CIR
— circa
CAR
— Children of the American Revolution
WSGS
— Wisconsin State Genealogical Society
AP
— apprentice
AOP
— American Order of Pioneers
DFPA
— Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America
BACH
— bachelor unit
GGFA
— great great grandfather
CREM.
— cremated
USIGS
— United States Internet Genealogical Society
ANO
— another
CSN
— cousin
UX
— spouse [Lat.]
BCG
— Board for Certification of Genealogists
AFFT
— Affidavit
B.D
— birth date
D.S.P
— descessit sine prole
ENO
— enough
DSPML
— decessit sine prole malus legitima (died without legitimate sons)
ET. VIR
— and husband
Q.S.
— quod suivre (which follows)
DB
— Deed Book
DIV
— Divinity
CIPM
— Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem
LPMS
— legitimatio per matrimonium subsequens (legitimisation by subsequent matrimony)
Q.V.
— quod vide (which see)
SIBS
— Social Interaction Between Siblings
DVP
— decessit vita patris (died in the lifetime of the father)
CITZ
— citizen
NEHGS
— New England Historic Genealogical Society
BART
— Baronet
ALS
— alias
VP
— Vita Patris (in the lifetime of his father)
FNGS
— Fellow National Genealogical Society
NZSG
— New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc
ADMON
— letters of administration
POE
— Port Of Entry
DAC
— National Society of the Daughters of the American Colonists
DUVCW
— Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
PA
— Papers submitted (e.g., naturalization papers)
FF
— Father's Father
NIGRAA
— National Institute on Genealogical Research Alumni Association
CAD
— Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds
CP&MR
— Calendar of Plea and Memoranda Rolls
ECUX
— executrix
ADD
— adopted daughter
CIGO
— Council of Irish Genealogical Organizations
CL
— childhood leukemia
DSCT
— descendant
DUM
— died unmarried
OFPA
— Order of the Founders and Patriots of America
CDIB
— Certified Degree of Indian Blood
DAUGR
— daughter
GARD
— Gateway Ancestor of Royal Descent
ACC
— ACCording to ....
GGF
— Great-Grandfather
NUNC
— nuncupative
DIV.
— divorced
GENT
— gentleman
BCER
— birth certificate
CC
— County Clerk
VF
— Vita Fratris (in the lifetime of his brother)
GEN
— Generalized
AF
— affidavit
SAR
— Sons of the American Revolution
DVM
— Decessit Vita Matris (died in the lifetime of the mother)
CCP
— Court of Common Pleas
TIARA
— The Irish Ancestral Research Association
DISCIP
— discipline
SR
— Senior Representative
DT'S
— delirium tremens
CODD
— Codices
AH
— Aunts Husband
DAR
— Daughters of the American Revolution
DSPS
— decessit sine prole suivre (died without surviving issue)
GIT
— Genealogical Institute of Texas
BU
— buried
FSA
— Fellow Society of Antiquaries
UX
— UXor (wife)
UCGA
— UPPER CUMBERLAND GENEALOGICAL ASSOCIATION
D.S
— died single
ARR
— arrived
C.
— Comitis (count)
MIY
— married in that year
SUR
— Cna Surety Corp.
DCG
— Descendants of Colonial Governors
APJI
— Association for Protection of Jewish Immigrants
PI
— Pacific Islander
AT
— Attendant
DSP
— decessit sine prole (died without issue)
HM
— His Majesty
BEC
— became
CT
— Courtney Taylor
FSG
— Fellow Society of Genealogists
AET
— Aetatis (about the age of ....)
SR
— Sisters of Redemption
NBR
— Neighborhood Business Revitalization
SR
— Senior Rater
BDT
— birth date
SIC
— thus, as written
D.S.P.M
— descessit sine prole mascula
CHLDN
— children
DIV
— divided
APPRD
— appeared
INF.
— infant
DEGR
— degree
CPR
— Calendar of Patent Rolls
BO
— bought
F
— female, father
CT
— citation
ESRO
— East Sussex Record Office
CENT
— Century
NSSAR
— National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
GEDCOM
— GEnealogical Data COMmunications program to transfer data
SP
— sine prole (without children)
SR
— Senior Registrar
CH/O
— child of
DFA
— Descent from antiquity
CHR
— Christened on (date)
REC.
— record(ed)
DSPMS
— decessit sine prole malus suivre (died without surviving sons)
SPM
— sine prole mascula (without sons)
GGMO
— great great grandmother
DEVIS
— devised
SPMS
— sine prole mascila superstite (without surviving sons)
SR
— Sisters Room
D&H
— daughter and heiress
IORM
— Improved Order of Red Men
SB
— Stillbirth
CFR
— Calendar of Fine Rolls
CT
— Court Terme
CHAN
— chancery
ADS
— AD Sectam (at the suit of ....)
ANT
— antiquary
IBM
— ibidem (same)
CG(C)
— Certified Genealogist (Canada)
*
— Born
AM
— Anno Mundi (year of the world)
NAT.
— Naturalized
DBN
— De Bonis Non (of no good)
BAPT
— baptism
CIG
— Computer Interest Group
DIA
— Durham Irish Association of Canada
SP.IMPL
— special imparlance
SR
— Senior Resident
S
— Supersonic
CIM
— Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous
COLL
— collections
CP
— Compete Peerage
C
— Cousin
ANNOT
— annotated
DIS
— discharge
VZ
— Verch (daughter of ....)
CAP
— captivity
MGFA
— maternal grandfather
CC
— county court
CO
— County Operations
SPF
— sine prole femina (without daughters)
APG
— Association of Professional Genealogists
S.J.
— suo jure (in one's own right)
B.M
— British Museum
BAPT.
— Baptized
CER
— certificate
IPM
— Inquisition Post Mortem
M2
— second marriage
UA
— Ultimate Ancestor
APJG
— Association of Professional Jewish Genealogists
DAV
— Disabled American Veterans
DSPM
— decessit sine prole malus (died without sons)
OB.
— died (obit [Lat.])
APPR
— appraisment
P.S.
— Patriotic Service
CW
— church warden
VS
— Vita Sororis (in the lifetime of his sister)
AR
— Anno Regni (Year of Reign)
NG
— Not Given
CO
— County Company
CT
— County Times
ETC
— et cætera (and also)
GED
— a GEDCOM file
APIG
— Advanced Practical Internet Genealogy
LD
— Lords of Darkness
KB
— Knight of Bath
FSAG
— Fellow, Society of Australian Genealogists
AIHA
— Australian-Irish Heritage Association
BLW
— Bount Land Warrant
COM
— commentary
F.M.
— feodum militis (knight's fee)
LD
— Lord Dorchester
LD
— Lord Douglas
GSG
— Genealogical Speakers Guild
X
— Married
P
— post (after; page)
ANTIQ
— Antiquary
CHA
— chamber maid
BPT
— baptized
GSOR
— Geneaology Society Of Riverside
BATCH
— bachelor
CO
— County-Los Angeles
E
— ease, earl
GFS
— Genealogy Forum Staff
BO
— boarder
CRA
— Church Records Archives
FGSP
— Fellow, Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
ED
— EDition
CJ
— County Judge
RES
— residence/resided
REV
— The Reverend
COD
— codicil
BEQ
— Bequest
BNDSMN
— bondsman
CENS
— census
CH
— CHurch or CHapel
BP
— Baptized
DIO
— Diocese
ULT
— ultimo (late)
DB
— Domesday Book
GEN.
— generation
CO
— County Owned
CH
— Children's House
ELD
— eldest
G
— Generation
APP
— aprpoximately
EXS
— executors
FA
— Father Abraham
FP
— Father's Paternal
CONFER
— conferred
CENS.
— census
FPP
— family planning programs
CERT.
— certified
CEN
— Census
ETC
— Etcetera Technology Corporation
CT
— Court Tech
TEST
— witness
M3
— third marriage
HF
— handfast
BP
— Birth Place
LG
— Living Generations
UN
— Unknown Notes
CAPT
— captivity
SLI
— Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy
DPL
— death place
DS
— Daughters summer
FA
— Father Advises
FL
— flourit (flourished, living)
BPB
— Borough Poll Books
CCR
— Calendar of Close Roles
REN
— renounced
CAPT
— captured
DLD
— Divided Loyalties Descendant
INT
— intestate, without will
API
— Asian / Pacific Islander
CT
— Court Trial
FO
— Fidelity Oath
CHR
— christened
OB
— OBdormio (died)
C
— codicil
UN
— Unknown Nations
REC
— recorded a document
ND
— Nagelaten Dogter
APPRD
— apprised
B
— Baptized
DIV
— divorced, division
COH
— CO-Heir
COM
— companion
WIT
— Witness
INF
— infant;infancy
EASI
— easily
REL
— relict
COMM
— commissioners
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