Abbreviations Found within the Newbury, MA Vital Records

Abbreviations found within the Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts

a.— age.
abt.— about.
b.— born.
bef.— before.
bet.— between.
bp.— baptized.
bur.— buried.
c. c.— copy made by Joshua Coffin.
C. R. 1.— church record, First Congregational Church.
C. R. 2.— church record, Second Church, now First of West Newbury.
C. R. 3.— church record, Third Church, now First Religious Society (Unitarian), of Newburyport.
C. R. 4.— church record, Fourth Church, now Second of West Newbury.
C. R. 5.— church record, Byfield Church.
C. R. 6.— church record, Amesbury Monthly Meeting of Friends.
C. R. 7.— church record, Queen Anne's Chapel (Episcopal).
c. R. 8.— church record, St. Paul's Church (Episcopal), of Newburyport.
C. R. 9.— church record, First Presbyterian Church, Old South, of Newburyport
C. R. I0.— church record, Belleville Congregational Church, Newburyport.
C. R. 11.— church record, Purchase Street Methodist Church, Newburyport.
ch.— child.
chn.— children.
Co.— county.
CR. F.— court files, Essex Co. Quarterly Court.
CR. R.— court record, Essex Co. Quarterly Court.
d.— daughter ; day ; died.
Dea.— Deacon.
dup.— duplicate entry.
G. R. 1.— gravestone record, private burial ground on Joseph Ilsley's farm, Oldtown.
G. R. 2.— gravestone record, OkUown Cemetery.
G. R. 3.— gravestone record, Newbury Neck Cemetery.
G. R. 4.— gravestone record, Queen Anne's Churchyard, Belleville, Newburyport.
G. R. 5.— gravestone record, St. Paul's Churchyard, Newburyport.
G. R. 6.— gravestone record, Walnut Hill Cemetery, West Newbury.
G. R. 7-— gravestone record, Bridge Street Cemetery, West Newbury.
G. R. 8.— gravestone record, Merrimac Cemetery, West Newbury.
G. R. 9.— gravestone record, Crane Neck Hill Cemetery, West Newbury.
G. R. 10.— gravestone record, Friends' Burying Ground, Turkey Hill road, West Newbury.
G. R. 11.— gravestone record, private burial ground, C. W. Ordway farm, West Newbury.
G. R. 12.— gravestone record, Lower Green Cemetery, Oldtown.
G. R. 13.— gravestone record, Highland Cemetery, Newburyport.
G. R. 14.— gravestone record, Byfield Cemetery.
G. R. 15.— gravestone record, Sawyer's Hill Cemetery, Newburyport.
G. R. 16.— gravestone record, Old Burying Hill, Newburyport.
h.— husband ; hour.
inf.— infant.
int.— intention of marriage.
jr.— junior.
m.— male ; married ; month.
P. R. 1.— Short's sexton's book, now in possession of Miss Ruth Short.
P. R. 2.— Record of deaths from selectmen's books.
P. R. 3.— Interleaved almanacs of Capt. Joseph O'Brien, now in possession of the Essex Institute.
P. R. 4.— Bible record now in possession of James L. Odiorne of West Newbury.
P. R. 5.— Bible record now in possession of Alonzo Jaques of West Newbury.
P. R. 6.— Bible record now in possession of the heirs of John Greenleaf Plummer of Newburyport.
P. R. 7.— Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Catherine Pearson of Newburyport.
P. R. 8.— Manuscript of Rev. Moses Parsons now in possession of the heirs of Mrs. Susan E. Parsons Forbes of Byfield.
P. R. 9.— Bible record now in possession of Edward A. Hale of Newburyport.
P. R. 10.— Bible record now in possession of the heirs of Maj. E. F. Bartlett.
P. R. 11.— Bible record now in possession of Charles F. Smith of Newburyport.
P. R. 12.— Diary of Samuel Tappan now in possession of the heirs of Mrs. Abbie Smith Nickerson.
P. R. 13.— Family record now in possession of Frank Thurlo.
P. R. 14.— Bible record now in possession of Miss Ruth Short.
P. R. 15.— Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Phebe Plumer Todd of Newburyport.
P. R. 16.— Sampler now in possession of Miss Eleanor Jones of Newburyport.
P. R. 17.— Bible record now in possession of Miss Lizzie Jaques.
P. R. 18.— Ancient book of accounts and records kept by Stephen Emery now in possession of Rev. Rufus Emery, D. D., of West Newbury.
P. R. 19.— Bible record now in possession of Miss Emily A. Bailey of West Newbury.
P. R. 20.— Copy book now in possession of Mrs. J. Appleton Brown of West Newbury.
P. R. 2i.— Family record now in possession of Miss Harriet N. Hills of Newburyport.
P. R. 22.— Bible record now in possession of Miss Mary Russell Curzon of Newburyport.
P. R. 23.— Bible record now in possession of Daniel M. Davis.
P. R. 24.— Bible record now in possession of Stephen P. Hale.
P. R. 25.— Family register4now in possession of Leonard Smith of Haverhill.
P. R. 26.— Family register now in possession of Leonard Smith of Haverhill.
P. R. 27.— Family register now in possession of Leonard Smith of Haverhill.
P. R. 28.— Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Harriet A. Menut.
P. R. 29.— Bible record now in possession of Mrs. Margaret M. Coffin.
P. R. 30.— Bible record now in possession of Edwin S. Jaques.
P. R. 31.— Diary kept by Dudley and Thomas Stickney, formerly in possession of Matthew Stickney of Salem.
P. R. 32.— Bible record now in possession of Edward A. Hale.
P. R. 33.— Stephen Jaques' Journal printed in the Essex Institute Historical Collections.
P. R. 34.— Family register now in possession of Miss Lizzie Jaques.
P. R. 35.— Records kept by Rev. Moses Hale now in possession of Rev. Rufus Emery, D. D.
P. R. 36.— Records kept by Moody Emery now in possession of Rev. Rufus Emery, D. D.
P. R. 37.— Records kept by Stephen Hale now in possession of Rev. Rufus Emery, D. D.
P. R. 38.— Family records now in possession of Rev. Rufus Emery, D. D.
P. R. 39.— Vital records kept by Eunice M. Emery now in possession of Rev. Rufus Emery, D. D.
P. R. 40.— Bible record now in possession of Mrs. J. A. Brown.
P. R. 41.— Bible record now in possession of Miss Charlotte Smith.
rec.— recorded.
s.— son.
S. dup.— copy of vital records made by Henry Short about 1690.
sr.— senior.
r. c.— town copy.
unm.— unmarried.
w.— wife ; week.
wid.— widow.
widr.— widower.
y.—year.
7 br.— September.
8 br.— October.
9 br.— November,
10 br.— December.

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