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| a |
vor / ante, acre |
| abt. |
about |
| adm., admin. |
administration |
| ae |
Alter / age, aged |
| Aff. |
affidavit |
| aft. |
nach / after |
| aka, als |
auch genannt / also known
as, alias |
| Ansiedl. |
Ansiedler
/ settler |
| app. |
appointed |
| appl. |
application |
| Arb. |
Arbeiter
/ laborer |
| assgn. |
assign, assignee |
| atba |
able to bear arms |
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| b. |
geboren / born |
| bp., bap., bapt. |
getauft / baptized |
| bef. |
vor / before |
| Beg. |
Begräbnis / funeral |
| beg.,
bur. |
begraben
/ buried |
| beh. |
beheaded |
| beq. |
bequest,bequeathed |
| betw., btwn. |
zwischen / between |
| b-i-l |
Schwager / brother-in-law |
| b/o |
Bruder von / brother of |
| bo. |
Grenze / boarder |
| br., bro. |
Bruder / brother |
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| c.,
ca. |
zirca
/ about (circa) |
| capt. |
captured, captive |
| cem. |
Friedhof / cemetry |
| cert. |
certificate, certified,
certain |
| cf. |
vergleiche(n) / compare |
| ch. |
child, children, church |
| chh. |
Kirche / church |
| cit. |
citato (the work cited) |
| CL |
continental line |
| co. |
county, company |
| coh. |
co-heir |
| Col. |
colonel, colony |
| CS |
civil service |
| Ct. |
Gericht / court |
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| d. |
gestorben, Tage / died,
days |
| dau. |
Tochter / daughter |
| dec., dec´d, decd. |
deceased |
| dep. |
deputy, deposed |
| depos. |
deposed, deposition |
| div. |
Scheidung / divorce |
| d/o |
Tochter von / daughter of |
| DR |
death record |
| d.v.p. |
died in father´s lifetime |
| d.y. |
died young |
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| e.g. |
zum Beispiel / for example |
| Ehefr. |
Ehefrau
/ Wife, Married Woman |
| ehel |
ehelich
/ legitimate |
| einh. |
einheimisch
/ native |
| Eng., Engl. |
England, english |
| enl. |
enlisted |
| Ens. |
ensign |
| epod. |
eodem
/ the same |
| ErWkrg. |
Erster
Weltkrieg / World War I |
| est. |
estate, estimated |
| evg. |
evangelisch
/ protestant |
| ex |
von / from |
| exec. |
executor, executed |
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| fam. |
Familie / family |
| ff. |
folgende / following |
| FGS |
family group sheet |
| f-i-l |
Schwiegervater / father-in-law |
| Flue. |
Flüchtling
/ fugitive, refugee |
| f/o |
Vater von / father of |
| freem., frm. |
oath of freeman |
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| geb. |
geboren
/ born |
| gef. |
im
Krieg gefallen / fallen in war |
| gen. |
Generation, Genealogie,
allgemein / generation, genealogy, general |
| Gen. |
General / general (military) |
| Gent. |
Gentleman (Titel) / Gentleman
(title) |
| gest. |
gestorben
/ died |
| get. |
getauft
/ baptized |
| getr. |
getraut
/ married |
| Gov. |
governor |
| Govt. |
Regierung / government |
| gr. |
grant, granted |
| GR |
Grab, Grabstein / grave,
gravestone |
| GS |
Grabstein / gravestone |
| Gv. |
Gerichtsverwandter
/ member of the local court |
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| h. |
Erbe / heir |
| Hist. |
Geschichte, geschichtlich
/ history, historical |
| H-Nr.,
haus# |
Hausnummer
/ house number in the town |
| h/o |
Ehemann von / husband of |
| Hon. |
Ehrenwerter (Titel) / Honorable
(title) |
| husb. |
Ehemann / husband |
| hvertr. |
heimatvertrieben
/ homeless |
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| i.e. |
das ist / that is (id est) |
| i.p.m. |
inquisition post mortem |
| Ibid. |
the same |
| Ind. |
Indian, indictment |
| inf. |
infantry, infant, information |
| inst. |
instant |
| int. |
marriage intention, interred |
| inv. |
inventory |
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| J |
Jahre
alt / years old |
| J.P. |
Friedensrichter / justice
of the peace |
| j.u. |
|
| jun., Jr. |
Junior / junior |
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| k. |
getötet, König
/ killed, king |
| K.B. |
|
| K.G. |
|
| Ki |
Kinder
/ children |
| knt., kt. |
knight |
| Krs. |
Kreis
/ district |
| K.T. |
|
| kverm. |
kriegsvermisst
/ missing in war |
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| led. |
ledig
/ single, not married |
| L.I. |
Long Island, NY |
| lic. |
Lizenz / license |
| Lieut., Lt. |
Leutnant n/ lieutenant |
| liv. |
living (alive), livery |
| loc. cit. |
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| Lw. |
Landwirt
/ Farmer |
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| m. |
verheiratet, Monat / married,
month |
| männl. |
männlich
/ male |
| Maj. |
Major / major |
| matric. |
immatrikuliert / matriculated |
| ment. |
erwähnt / mentioned |
| Mich. |
Michaelis / Michaelmas |
| m-i-l |
Schwiegermutter / mother-in-law |
| mo. |
Mutter, Monat / mother,
month |
| Mo |
Monat
/ month |
| M.P. |
Parlamentsmitglied, Militärpolizei
/ member of parliament, military police |
| MR |
marriage record |
| mus. |
Musiker / musician |
| ms., mss. |
Manuskrip(e) / manuscipt(s) |
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| n. |
nach
/ went to |
| N.A. |
native American, North America |
| nat. |
geboren
/ born (natus, nata) |
| nd |
no date(s) |
| N.E. |
Neu-England / New England |
| N.N. |
Name unbekannt / name unknown |
| nr. |
in der Nähe von, bei
/ near |
| N.S. |
new style date (Gregorian
calender) |
| nunc. |
nuncupative |
| n.x.n. |
no Christian name |
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| ob. |
gestorben /died |
| occ. |
occupation, occuring |
| O.E. |
Alt-England / Old England |
| op. cit. |
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| ord. |
ordained |
| O.S. |
old style date (Julian calender) |
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| p. |
nach / post, after |
| P.C. |
|
| PD |
angesehen
/ highly respected, high social status (Perillustris Dominus) |
| perh. |
perhaps |
| poss. |
possibly |
| pg. |
Seite / page |
| pp. |
Seiten / pages |
| pres. |
presumed, present |
| pro. |
probated, proved |
| prob. |
probably, probate |
| propr. |
proprietor (land owner) |
| pub., publ. |
published (intend to marry
made public) |
| PS |
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| RE |
Rentenempfänger
/ pensioner |
| rec. |
Verzeichnis, aufgezeichnet
/ record, recorded |
| ref. |
Referenz / refer, reference |
| regt. |
Regiment / regiment |
| ren. |
getauft
/ baptized (renatus, renata) |
| rep. |
representative (political) |
| repud. |
repudiated |
| rem. |
removed |
| res. |
resides, resided |
| ret. |
returned |
| Rev. |
reverend |
| rk. |
römisch-katholisch
/ roman catholic |
| Rot. |
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| s.a. |
keine Jahresangabe / without
year (sine anno) |
| s.d. |
keine Datumsangabe / without
date (sine die) |
| s.d. |
step-daughter |
| Sd |
Sohn
des / son of |
| Sen. |
Senior / senior |
| Sergt., Sgt. |
Unteroffizier / sergeant |
| serv. |
served, servant |
| sett. |
settled, settler |
| sh. |
shortly, ship |
| sib. |
Geschwister / sibling |
| sil |
Schwiegersohn, Schwägerin
/ son-in-law, sister-in-law |
| sis. |
Schwester / sister |
| s/o |
Sohn
(oder Schwester) von / son (or sister) of |
| spur. |
unehelich
/ illegitimate (spurius, spuria) |
| src. |
Quelle / source |
| s.s. |
step-son |
| Str. |
Strasse
/ street |
| suc. |
succeeded, followed |
| succ. |
seccessively, succession |
| summ. |
summoned |
| suo juris |
in his (her) right |
| surg. |
surgeon |
| surv. |
überlebt / survived |
| Sv |
Sohn
von / son of |
|
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| Tau. |
Taufe
/ baptism |
| Td |
Tochter
des / daughter of |
| Tg |
Tag / day |
| TP |
Taufpate,
-patin / godfather, -mother |
| Trz |
Trauzeuge
/ witness to marriage |
| Tv |
Tochter
von / daughter of |
|
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| u. |
und / and |
| ud |
und des / and of |
| ult. |
ultimo |
| unbek., unk., unkn. |
unbekannt / unknown |
| unehel. |
unehelich / illegitimate |
| unm. |
ledig / unmarried |
| ux |
Gattin / Wife (uxor) |
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| verh. |
verheiratet / married |
| verl. |
verlobt / engaged |
| Vid. |
Witwe,
Witwer / widow, widower (Vidua, Viduus) |
| v.m. |
verheiratet mit / married
to |
| vol. |
volume, volunteer (military) |
| VR |
vital record |
|
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| weibl. |
weiblich / female |
| wf. |
Ehefrau / wife |
| wid. |
Witwe / widow |
| wiederverh. |
wiederverheiratet / re-married |
| w/o |
Ehefrau von / wife of |
| Wwe |
Witwe
/ widow |
| Wwr |
Witwer
/ widower |
|
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| y. |
young, years |
| yr. |
Jahr / year |
|
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| zgw |
zugewandert /b |
| zverm. |
zivil vermisst / missing
civilian |
| ZwWkrg. |
Zweiter
Weltkrieg / World War II |
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| 7bris |
September / september |
| 8bris |
Oktober / october |
| 9bris |
November / november |
| 10bris |
Dezember / december |
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