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So your fourth great grandmother met her husband during Court Days. Or an ancestor during the Civil War was captain of a tinclad. Or an ancestor spent a season at a whaling station before shipping out as a cooper to make such things as quintals. And when the ship was lost at sea, the widow wrote in her diary, "I counted the bells today like my mother before me."
This list is designed to solicit help in defining troublesome terms and abbreviations you might encounter in your genealogical research. Tapping into the reference material that each reader possesses creates a powerful resource for the researcher.
You are also encouraged to share terms or abbreviations that you have found in your research. Each reader benefits from these contributions.
This is considered a casual list. In other words, don't expect daily mail from this list. At times, people contribute larger lists of related terms. Your contributions, whether one word or a hundred, are welcomed at all times.
This list is designed to solicit help in defining troublesome terms and abbreviations you might encounter in your genealogical research. Tapping into the reference material that each reader possesses creates a powerful resource for the researcher.
You are also encouraged to share terms or abbreviations that you have found in your research. Each reader benefits from these contributions.
This is considered a casual list. In other words, don't expect daily mail from this list. At times, people contribute larger lists of related terms. Your contributions, whether one word or a hundred, are welcomed at all times.
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- Genealogy
- Apr 10, 1998
- English
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