California Genealogy and
History Archives
Abbreviations
| a |
before |
| abt |
about |
| a/c |
according to, account of |
| adm. |
administered |
| affin |
affinity |
| anc |
ancestor, ancestry |
| b |
born |
| Bapt |
Baptist |
| bapt |
baptized |
| bd |
birth date |
| bp,
bpl |
birth place |
| BLW |
Bounty Land Warrant |
| bro |
brother |
| bur |
buried |
| c |
circa (about) |
| ca |
about the time of |
| Cath |
Catholic |
| cem |
cemetery |
| cen |
census |
| cert |
certificate, certify |
| ch |
children |
| co. |
county |
| comm. |
community |
| consang. |
consanguinity (as in sharing the
same ancestor) |
| CS |
Civil Service |
| CW |
Civil War |
| d |
died |
| dau |
daughter |
| desc |
descendant |
| div |
divorced |
| dp,
dpl |
death place |
| dtr |
doctor |
| dy |
died young |
| ED |
Enumeration District |
| e.g. |
for example |
| Eng |
England |
| Episc |
Episcopal |
| f |
father |
| FR |
France |
| gen |
generation |
| gg |
great grand |
| gr-gr |
great-great |
| Hon |
Honorable |
| info |
information |
| IR |
Ireland |
| IT |
Indian Territory |
| JP |
Justice of the Peace |
| knt |
knight |
| l |
living, alive |
| liv |
lived |
| m |
married |
| m.1 |
1st marriage |
| m.2 |
2nd marriage |
| MM |
Minuteman |
| Meth |
Methodist |
| nmi |
no middle initial |
| nmn |
no middle name |
| o |
of |
| p |
page |
| p |
after |
| par |
parish |
| pens |
pension |
| prt |
parent |
| Presby |
Presbyterian |
| Prot |
Protestant |
| prov |
province |
| PS |
Patriotic Service |
| res |
residence, resides, resided |
| ret |
retired |
| Rev |
Reverend |
| RW |
Revolutionary War |
| s |
son |
| Scot |
Scotland |
| sic |
exactly as original |
| sis |
sister |
| sol |
soldier |
| SP |
Spain |
| twp |
township |
| v.i. |
see below |
| v.s. |
see above |
| vic |
vicinity |
| Vol |
Volume |
| w |
wife |
| wid |
widow |
| widr |
widower |
| WW |
World War |
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