AAGHS Afro-American Genealogical and Historical Society AFRA American Family Records Association AG Accredited Genealogist APG Association of Professional Genealogist ASG American Society of Genealogists BCG Board for Certification of Genealogists CG Certified Genealogist CGRS Certified Genealogical Records Specialist DRT Daughters of the Republic of Texas FASG Fellow, American Society of Genealogists FGS Federation of Genealogical Societies FUGA Fellow, Utah Genealogical Association GSG Genealogical Speakers Guild IGHR Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, Sanford University ISBGFH International Society of British Genealogy and Family History NEHGS New England Historic Genealogical Society NGS National Genealogical Society NIGR National Institute of Genealogical Research
AOH- Ancient Order of Hibernians BPOE- Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks DAR- Daughters of the American Revolution FOE- Fraternal Order of Eagles F&AM-; Free and Accepted Masons GAR- Grand Army of the Republic I.O.R.M.- Improved Order of Red Men IOF- Independant Order of Foresters IOOF- Independant Order of Odd Fellows IOJD- International Order of Job's Daughters J.O.A.M.- Junior Order of American Mechanics J.O.U.A.M.- Junior Order of United American Mechanics K.of C.- Knights of Columbus K.of P.- Knights of Pythias KT- Knights Templar LOM- Loyal Order of Moose RA- Royal Academy RA- Royal Arcanum R.A.M.- Royal Arch Masons SAR- Sons of the American Legions YMCA- Young Men's Christian Association
a. ante, acre abt. about ADC Aide-de-Camp adm. administration, administrator, admitted admin. administration, administrator ae age, aged Aff affidavit aft. after aka also known as, alias als alias app appointed appl. applied, application assgn. assign, assignee atba able to bear arms b. born bap. baptized bapt. baptized bef. before beh. beheaded beq. bequest, bequeathed betw. between biog biography b-i-l brother-in-law BLW Bounty Land Warrant b/o brother of bo. boarder bp. baptized, birth place br. brought, brother bro. brother btwn. between bur. buried c., ca. circa (about) capt. captured, captive Capt. Captain cem. cemetery cen. census cent. century cert. certificate, certified, certain cf. compare ch. child chn children chur. church chh. church cit. citato (the work cited CL Continental Line Co. county, company coh. co-heir Col. Colonel, Colony crn. corner CS Civil Service CSA Confederate States of America Ct. Court d. died, days dau. daughter d.c.e. Writ of diem clausit extremum (he has closed his last day) Dea. Deacon dec. deceased dec'd, decd. deceased dep. deputy, deposed depos. deposed, deposition div. divorce(d), division d/o daughter of do. ditto dpl death place DR Death Record Dr. Doctor d.s.p. decessit sine prole (died without issue) d.s.p. legit died without legitimate issue d.s.p.m. died without male issue d.v.p. decessit vitae patre (died in father's lifetime) d.y. died young dst. district e.g. exempli gratia (for example) Eng., Engl. England, English enl. enlisted Ens. Ensign est. estate, estimate et al and others exec. executor, executed fam. family fB family Bible ff. following FGS Family Group Sheets f-i-l father-in-law f/o father of FPC Free Person of Color freem. oath of freeman frm. oath of freeman Ft. Fort g. great gen. generation, genealogy, general Gen. General (military) Gent. Gentleman (a title, not an adjective) gf. grandfather ggf. great grandfather gm. grandmother ggm great grandmother Gov. Governor Govt Government gr. grant (as in land), granted GR Grave, gravestone GS gravestone h. husband H.C. Harvard College Hist. History, historical, historian h/o husband of Hon. Honorable (title, not an adjective) husb. husband i.e. id est (that is) i.p.m. Inquisition post mortem Ibid. the same Ind. Indian, indictment inf. infant, information Inf. Infantry info. information inst. instant int. interned, interest, marriage intention, interred inv. inventory J.P. Justice of the Peace Jr., jun. junior (younger of two) j.u. jure uxoris (right of wife) k. killed K. King K.B. Knight of the Bath K.G. Knight of the Garter kt., knt. knight K.T. Knight of the Thistle (Scotland) lic. license Lt., Lieut. Lieutenant liv. living (alive), livery loc. cit. loco citato (in the place cited) m., md. married m/1 married first m/2 married second Maj. Major mat. maternal matric matriculated (entered and recorded at college or university) ment. mentioned M.G. Minister of the Gospel m-i-l mother-in-law mo. month, mother M.P. Member of Parliament, Military Police MR marriage record ms., mss. manuscript, manuscripts N.A. Native American, North America nd no date N.E. New England N.N. not named (name unknown) nr. near N.S. New Style date (Gregorian calendar) nunc. nuncupative (oral, as opposed to written) n.x.n. no Christian name obit. obituary occ. occupation, occuring O.E. Old England op. cit. opere citato (the work cited above) ord. ordained O.S. Old Style date (Julian calendar, used until 1752 in US) p., pp. page, pages pat. paternal, patriot (Revolutionary War service) par. parent, parish P.C. Privy Council perh. perhaps poss. possibly, possession pg. page pres. presumed, present pro. probated or proved (as in a will) prob. probably, probate propr. proprietor (land owner) pub., publ. published (intent to marry made public) PS Patriotic Service rec. record, recorded ref. refer, reference Regt. Regiment relecta widow relectus widower rep. representative repud. repudiated rem. removed (moved, left the area) res. resides, resided ret. retired, returned Rev. Reverend, Revolutionary Rot. rotalus (Roll, Rolls) s.a. sine anno (without year) say used with a date indicating a great degree of uncertainty (adverb) s.d. sine die (without date), step-daughter sen. senior (elder of two) Sr. Senior Sergt., Sgt. Sergeant serv. served, servant sett. settled, settler sh. shortly, ship sib. sibling s-i-l son-in-law, sister-in-law sis. sister s/o son of, sister of sol. soldier src. source s.s. step-son suc. succeeded (followed) succ. successively, succession summ. summoned suo juris in his (her) right surg. surgeon surv. survived twp. township ult. ultimo (last month, as in on the 5th ult. unc. uncle unk., unkn. unknown unm. unmarried ux. uxor or uxoris, wife v.m. Vita matris (during mother's life) v.p. Vita patris (during father's life) vide see vol. volume, volunteer (military) VR vital record w., wf. wife wid. widow w/o wife of, never widow of wd warranty deed w.d. will dated w.p. will approved y. young, years yr. year yeo Yeoman
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