arr/

(date/ship)

aft

after

anc

ancestor; ancestry

anc/o

ancestry of

b

birth; born

bef

before

bet

between

br/o

brother of

bp or bap

baptized

bur

buried

ca

circa (approximately, about)

ch

child

chn

children

ch/o

child of

crsp

correspondence

cs

census

d

death; died

desc/o

descendent of

dob

date of birth

dod

date of death

dom

date of marriage

d/o

daughter of

dsp

died without issue (no children)

dy

died young

f/o

father of

gp

grandparent

g-gp

great-grandparent

gg-gp

great-great-grandparent

h/o

husband of

int

intent to wed

m

married

m/o

mother of

n/m

not married

p/o

parent(s) of

SASE

self-addressed stamped envelope

s/o

son of

sr/o

sister of

VR

vital records

w/o

wife of

wid/o

widow of

w/2

wife # 2