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Abbreviations used in French records
| Abreviations | Meaning | English Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| a | an | year |
| adopt. | Adopté | adopted |
| aff. | affinité | affinity |
| ar. | arrondissment | District |
| archev. | archevêché | archdiocese |
| b | baptême, baptisé (e) | baptism, baptized |
| c/ca/circa | vers | around |
| cath. | Catholique | Catholic |
| coll. | collatéral (e) | collateral |
| cons. | Consanguinité | consanguinity |
| ct | contrat | contract |
| cult. | cultivateur | farmer |
| d | décès, décédé (e) | death, deceased |
| dec. | Décédé | deceased |
| dep. | Depuis | since |
| dft (e) | Défunt (e) | deceased |
| disp. | dispense | dispensation |
| domic. | Domicilié | Living at |
| dr | Docteur | Doctor |
| év. | évêché | bishopric |
| f | feu (e) (décédé) | deceased |
| f | Fils ou fille | Son or daughter |
| ill. | illégitime | illegitimate |
| j | jour | day |
| jrs | Jours | days |
| m | mariage, marié (e) | marriage, married |
| m | Mère | mother |
| m | mois | month |
| m | Marraine | godmother |
| maint. | Maintenant | now |
| mar. | Marraine | godmother |
| min. | Mineur | Under age |
| mj | Majeur | Of age |
| n | naissance, né (e) | birth, born |
| p | Père | father |
| p | Parrain | godfather |
| par. | Paroisse | parish |
| par. | Parrain | godfather |
| ptre | Prêtre | priest |
| rec. | recensement | census |
| remar. | remariage, remarié (e) | 2nd marriage, remarried |
| s | sépulture | burial |
| sd | sans date | no date |
| sem. | Semaine | week |
| sép. / sep. | Sépulture | burial |
| t | Témoin | witness |
| v | ville | town |
| v/vf | veuf | widower |
| ve/vve | veuve | widow |
| vill. | Village | village |
| x | feu (e), décédé (e) | deceased |
Given names
| Abreviations | Given names |
|---|---|
| Bte | Baptiste |
| Chs | Charles |
| Ed. | Édouard |
| Eliz. | Élizabeth |
| Frs | François |
| Frse | Françoise |
| Gu'me | Guillaume |
| Herm. | Herménégilde |
| J. | Jean/Joseph |
| Jn | Jean |
| J.B. | Jean-Baptiste |
| Jn-Bte | Jean-Baptiste |
| J. Bte | Jean-Baptiste |
| Jos. | Joseph |
| Ls | Ls |
| Lse | Louise |
| M. | Marie |
| Mad. | Madeleine |
| Marg. | Marguerite |
| Mgte | Marguerite |
| P. | Pierre |
| Pl | Paul |
| Ths | Thomas |
| Wm. | William |
| X. | Xavier |
