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Genealogical Society of Marion County, IndianaVITAL RECORDS
VITAL RECORDS - birth, marriage, divorce and death records.
Canon Law
Canon Law refers to Laws of the Church.
Affidavit
Affidavit refers to a written and signed statement sworn in front of a court officer.
Administrator
An Administrator is an appointee of the Probate court who settles the estate of a deceased who died without leaving a will.
Collateral Ancestor
A Collateral Ancestor is an ancestor NOT in the direct line of ascent, but coming from the same ancestral family.
Consanguinity
Consanguinity means blood relationship.
D.S.P. (died sine prole)
D.S.P. (died sine prole) means died without offspring.
ae. or aet.
ae. or aet. is the Latin abbreviation meaning "at the age of".
alien
An "alien" is a foreign-born resident of a country who has not been naturalized.
a.k.a. or aka
a.k.a. or aka is the abbreviation for "also known as".