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? abr.: abridged; abridgement
? abs. or abst.: abstract
? acc.: according to; account; accompanied
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? adm. or admin.: administrator, administration
? aka or als.: also known as; alias
? anc.: ancestor
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? appx.: appendix
? B (uppercase): black (indicating race)
? b. (lowercase): born
? bp. or bpt.: baptized; birthplace
? bu. or bur.: buried
? cem.: cemetery
? CH: courthouse
? ch.: children; church; chief; chaplain
? chr.: christened
? cir.: circa
? conf: confirmed
? CW: Civil War
? d.: died
? decd, or dec’d.: deceased
? div.: divorced
? FR: family register
? gdn. or grdn.; guardian
? inf.: infantry
? inhab; inhabitant; inhabited
? jud.: judicial
? junr.: junior
? lic.: license
? liv.: living
? m. or md.: married
? mil.: military
? mo.: month
? na.: naturalized
? n.d.: no date; not dated
? nm: never married
? obit: obituary
? OS: “Old Style” calendar
? p.o.a.: power of attorney
? pr.: proved; probated
? p.r.: parish register
? RC: Roman Catholic
? reg.: register
? res.: residence; research
? ret.: retired
? s.: son
? s. & h.: son and heir
? s/o: son of
? srnm.: surname
? T. or twp.: township
? unk.: unknown
? unm.: unmarried
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