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From: Thomas Anderson <>
Subject: FW: genealogical abbreviations
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 20:33:09 -0600

I hadn't seen anything like this before, so thought it was worth sharing.

Karen
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>From one of my lists.

> > Can anyone tell me what "vpspm" after someone's death date means?
>
> It is a combination of terms: d.v.p. means decessit vitae patre (died
in father's lifetime) and d.s.p. means decessit sine prole (died without
legitimate issue). But d.s.p.m. means died without male issue. So
vpspm would mean he died in his father's lifetime, without male issue.
>
> For a very thorough listing of genealogical abbreviations, see
> http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/abbr.html

Lois says: I also found "vp" listed after another ancestor, and using
the above interpretation, figured it might mean that the woman died
before her mother, which was indeed the case. Interesting!
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