Our Commonly Used Abbreviations

The following is a chart of frequently used abbreviations on this site & in genealogy.   This list is not inclusive.
This page was last updated 04 Jun 2010
 
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
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information not available

 

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