ABBREVIATIONS


USED IN VOLUMES II. AND III.


   NOTE. — The ages given indicate whether a person has lived less or more than six months since the last birthday.   For example: The age of a person 24 yrs. 4 mos. old is given, æt. 24 yrs.; the age of a person 24 yrs. 7 mos. old is given, æt. 25th year.


ab. about.         Coll. College.
Ab'n. Abington.         Comp. Company.
ackd. acknowledged.         con. { containing.
A. D. (Anno Domini) in the         continued.
           year of our Lord         Conn. Connecticut.
adj. adjoining.         copar. copartnership.
admr. administrator.         cor. corner.
adm'x. administratrtix.                  
æt. aged.         d. died.
aft's. afterwards.         dau. daughter.
Ala. Alabama.         dau's. daughters.
A. M. Master of Arts.         D. C. District of Columbia.
Apr. April.         D. D. Doctor of Divinity.
Ark. Arkansas.         Dea. Deacon.
A. T. Arizona Territory.         Dec. December.
au. authority.         dec'd. deceased.
Aug. August.         del. delegate.
Av'e. Avenue.         dep'y. deputy.
                  descd's. descendants.
b. born.         Dic. Dictionary.
bapt's. baptisms.         dis. { dissolved.
bro. brother.         district.
bro's. brothers.         div. division.
bt. baptized.         Doct. } Doctor.
B. U. Brown University.         Dr.
Cal. California.         Dor. Dorchester.
Capt. Captain.         Dux. Duxbury.
ch. children.         dw. dwelling.
Chris. Christian.         dys. days.
Co. { Company.                  
County.         E. { east.
Coh. Cohasset.         ea.
Col. { Colorado.         E. I. East Indies.
Colonel.         Eng. England.

 

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