Genealogy Abbreviations

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*	Born	Rate it:
+	Died	Rate it:
A	Acre	Rate it:
AAGRA	Australasian Association of Genealogists and Record Agents	Rate it:
AAS	Anno Aetatis Suae (Died in the year of (his/her) age)	Rate it:
AAS	American Antiquarian Society	Rate it:
ACC	ACCording to ....	Rate it:
ACKD	Acknowledged	Rate it:
ADMR	Administrator	Rate it:
ADMX	Administratrix	Rate it:
ADS	AD Sectam (at the suit of ....)	Rate it:
AET	Aetatis (about the age of ....)	Rate it:
AFN	Ancestral File Number	Rate it:
AG	Accredited Genealogist	Rate it:
AG:ABC	American Genealogy: A Basic Course	Rate it:
AGRA	Association of Genealogists and Record Agents	Rate it:
AH	Aunts Husband	Rate it:
AIHA	Australian-Irish Heritage Association	Rate it:
ALD	ALDerman	Rate it:
AM	Anno Mundi (year of the world)	Rate it:
AMHS	Alberta Métis Historical Society	Rate it:
APG	Association of Professional Genealogists	Rate it:
APGI	Association of Professional Genealogists in Ireland	Rate it:
APGQ	Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly	Rate it:
API	Asian / Pacific Islander	Rate it:

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Judi Pollock
What is the meaning of the following abbreviation, "torn, rec, before ch.?"
LikeReply 23 years ago
Elizabeth Potter
What do the initials, W.H., mean after the mother's name in parrish baptism records? There is no father listed in these entries.
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- Patrick McGrath
  A guess. Without Husband
  LikeReply 23 years ago

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