ae |
age
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aft |
after
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Amer |
America(n)
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anc |
ancestor
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b |
birth
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bdt |
birth date(s)
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bef
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before
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bet |
between
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BLOG |
Short for weblog, a blog is a personal online journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. While not specific to genealogy, many rootseekers read or write Blogs to share information.
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bpl |
birthplace
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bpt |
baptized
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bro(s) |
brother(s)
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bur |
buried
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ca |
about
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cem |
cemetery
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cen |
census
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cert |
certificate
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ch |
child(ren)
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CivW |
Civil War
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Co |
County
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corr |
correspondence
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d |
death
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ddt |
death date(s)
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Dea |
Deacon
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desc |
descendant(s)
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div |
divorce
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DNA |
Abbreviation for Deoxyribonucleic acid—the molecule that contains each individual cell’s genetic code, organized into 23 pairs of chromosomes.
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dpl |
death place
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E |
East
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ED |
Enumeration District. The area over which one census enumerator delivers and collects census forms.
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EIDB |
Ellis Island Database – libertyellisisland.org - free online search site for Port of New York passenger arrival records from 1892-1924.
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et al. |
Latin for änd others."
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et ux. |
Latin abbreciation for "and wife".
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fam |
family(ies)
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f |
father
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FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act - a law ensuring public access to U.S. government records.
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FHC |
An acronym for Family History Center, local outposts of the Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Family History Library, the biggest private genealogical library in the world.
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FHL |
Family History Library (the largest genealogical library in the world in Salt Lake City, UT); www.familysearch.org.
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foll |
following
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fr |
from
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GEDCOM |
An acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications, a standardized file for family tree data that can be read by any genealogy software. Enables data sharing without manual reentry.
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gch |
grandchild(ren)
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gdau(s) |
granddaughter(s)
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gen |
genealogy
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gmo |
grandmother
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gpar(s) |
grandparent(s)
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gs |
grandson(s)
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hist |
history
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h |
husband
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1/h |
first husband
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ident |
identity, identify
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IGI |
International Genealogical Index – Index 400+ million names submitted to or extracted from records microfilmed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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info |
information
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int |
intention of marriage
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liv |
living, lived
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m |
marriage, married
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mdt |
marriage date
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mo |
mother
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mov |
moved
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mpl |
marriage place
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MRCA |
Most Recent Common Ancestor
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m/1 |
first marriage
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N |
North
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NARA |
National Archives and Records Administration - U.S. repository for historical documents. The main branch is located in Washington, DC ; with several regional branches across the country.
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p |
page
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par |
parent(s)
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poss |
possibly, possible
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pro |
probate(d)
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prob |
probably
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rec |
record(s)
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ref |
reference
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rel |
relative, relatives
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rem |
removed
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req |
request(ed)
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res |
resided, residence
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Rev |
Reverend
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sib(s) |
siblings - sisters and brothers
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sis |
sister(s)
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s |
son(s)
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S |
South
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SSDI |
An index containing information for Americans whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration (SSA). Most of the information is from 1962 to the present
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terr |
territory
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trad |
tradition
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twp |
township
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unk |
unknown
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unm |
unmarried
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vic |
vicinity
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VR |
Vital Record(s)
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W |
West
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wid |
widow(er)
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yr |
year
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