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The following is a chart of frequently used
abbreviations on this site and in genealogy.
This list is not inclusive. This page was last updated
22 Mar 2011.
| 2 | Second / 2nd (i.e.: w2/o = second wife of) |
abt |
about |
æ, Æ, ae, Ae |
age |
b |
born or birth |
bef |
before |
bur |
buried or burial |
c |
circa or about |
cem |
cemetery |
cgs |
county genealogical society |
| chr | christened or christening |
chs |
county historical society |
co, c |
county |
d |
died or death |
d, da |
day |
D.A.R. / DAR |
Daughters of the American Revolution |
dau |
daughter |
|
d/o |
daughter of |
|
f/o |
father of |
|
gd/o |
granddaughter of |
|
gs/o |
grandson of |
GEDCOM |
Genealogical Data Communication (standard genealogy file format) |
gen, g |
genealogy or genealogical |
GPC |
Genealogical Publishing Company |
GS |
genealogical Society |
h |
husband |
hist, hs |
historical |
Inf. |
Infant |
LDS |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |
m, mar |
married or marriage |
m, mo |
month |
|
m/o |
mother of |
o, /o |
of (i.e.: s/o = son of) |
sis |
sister |
s |
son |
|
s/o |
son of |
soc, s |
society |
w |
wife |
y |
year or years |
? |
illegible |
- |
information not available |
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