| 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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