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@ about   item person's name mentioned in connection with an incident
 
aka also known as inv. invitation (re:  marriage)
 
annc. announcement (re:  marriage)   L Legal Notice in newspaper (generally in connection with last will and testament)
 
ann. anniversary lic. license (re:  marriage)
 
anniv. anniversary m/ mother of
 
art. article (person usually subject of newspaper article)   m. married
 
b. born   mem. memorial (or resolution of respect, etc.)
 
banns church announcement of impending marriage   m-i-l/ mother-in-law of
 
bc. born circa (about) note note or card of thanks
 
b-i-l/ brother-in-law of   obit name or date mentioned in obituary
 
bptz. baptized res. resolution of respect
 
bro/ brother of reun. reunion, family
 
card card or note of thanks s/ son of
 
c/b could be sis-i-l/ sister-in-law of
 
ch. child, children sis/ sister of
 
cite name mentioned (occasion other than death or marriage)    son-i-l/ son-in-law of
 
d/ daughter of trib. tribute (usually in form of poem)
 
d. died w/ wife of
 
dc. died circa (about) 1w, 2w 1st wife, 2nd wife, etc
 
dec. deceased 1h, 2h 1st husband, 2nd husband, etc.
 
d-i-l/ daughter-in-law of ++ Married prior to settling in Burlington area
 
div. divorce, divorced   `[no.] year beginning with 19; used in a few cases to indicate that date is in 1900s, rather than 1800s
 
engmt. engagement (re:  marriage)      
 
f/ father of   NOTE  "No gravestone" or "no stone" means that at the time a cemetery list was prepared, there was no gravestone marking the grave.  A stone may have been put in place later.
f-i-l/ father-in-law of
 
Ger. German language
 
grd/ granddaughter of
 
grs/ grandson of

 

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