Abbreviations found within the Vital
Records of Dover, Massachusetts
Abbreviations found within the
Vital Records of Dover,
Massachusetts
a. age
abt. about
b. born
th. child
chn. children
Co. county
C.R. 1. church record, First Parish'
C.R. 2. church record, Baptist Church of Needham and Dover
d. daughter; died; day
Dea. deacon
dup. duplicate entry
G.R. gravestone record, Highland Cemetery
h. husband
hrs. hours
inf. infant
int. publishment of intention of marriage
Jr. junior
m. married; month
min. minutes
M.R. Middlesex County record, East Cambridge
P.R. 1. private record, from the Wilson Diary, now in the possession of Mrs.
Lillian (Wilson) Bond
P.R. 2. private record, from family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs.
Leonard Draper, of Dover
P.R. 3. private record, from family Bible, now in the possession of George
L. Howe, of Dover
P.R. 4. private record, from family record, in the possession of George L.
Howe, of Dover
P.R. 5. private record, from Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Lillian
(Wilson) Bond, of Dover
P.R. 6. private record, from family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs.
Edeler (Chickering) Smith
P.R. 7. private record, from family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs.
Edeler (Chickering) Smith
P.R. 8. private record, from family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs.
Edeler (Chickering) Smith
P.R. 9. private record, from family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs.
Edeler (Chickering) Smith
P.R. 1O. private record, from family record in the possession of Elbridge
Mann
P.R. 11. private record, from family Bible, now in the possession of
Elbridrige Mann
P.R. 12. private record, from family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs.
Emma Battelle Colburn
P.R. 13. private record, from family Bible, now in the possession of Miss
Caroline Newell
p.R. 14. private record, from family Bible, now in the possession of Mr.
George Battelle
P.R. 15. private record, from family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs.
Jonathan Whiting
P.R. 16. private record, from family Bible, now in the possession of Mr.
George Ellis Chickering
p.R. 17. private record, from family Bible, now in the possession of George
Ellis Chickering
P.R. 18. private record, from family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs.
George Draper Everett private record, from family record in the possession
of Mrs. Lillian (Wilson) Bond, of Dover
prob. probably
rec. recorded
s. son
Sr. senior
w. wife; week
wid. widow
widr. widower
y. year
1st. first
2d. second
3d. third
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