a            before (ante)
Adj        Adjutant
Arfr        Artificer
b            born
c            circa
bpt         baptized
CD        Canada
CL         Continental Line
Col        Colonel
Cpl        Corporal
CS         Civil Service
CtyLt     County Lieutenant
d            died
EN         England
Fif          Fifer

HPNS    Heirs Pensioned
IR           Ireland
m           married
Mar        Marines
Matr       Matross
NS         Naval Service
p            after (post)
PNSR    Soldier Pensioned
PS         Patriotic Service [for descriptions of CS and PS, see Patriot Index]
Pvt         Private
Pvtr        Privateer
QMSgt   Quartermaster Sergeant
Smn       Seaman
Sol         Soldier (no details known)
ST          Scotland
SurGen    The Surgeon General
Tms         Teamster
Vol            Volunteer
Wgn          Wagoneer
WPNS      Widow Pensioned
X               Unknown

 

All states are the current 2 letter abbreviations.

 

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