genealogical acronyms and abbreviations > B

B: Black 
b-i-l: brother in law 
b.: bachelor 
b.: banns 
b.: birth 
b.: bondsman 
b.: book 
b.: born 
b.: brother 
B.B.: Bail Bond 
b.d.: birth date 
b.i.l.: brother-in-law 
B.M.: Bench Mark 
B.M.: British Museum 
b.o.t.p.: both of this parish 
B.S.: Bill of Sale 
B.T.: Bishop's Transcripts 
ba.: bachelor 
ba.: baptized 
bach.: bachelor 
bap: baptism 
BAP: baptized 
bapt.: baptism 
bapt.: baptized 
BAR: Brigade of the American Revolution 
BARE: Benefit Association of Railway Employees 
batch.: bachelor 
BBoy: bound boy 
BC: Before Christ 
bcer: birth certificate 
BCG: Board for Certification of Genealogists 
BCR: Battle Casualty Report 
bd.: bound 
bd.: buried 
bdt.: birth date 
bec.: became 
bec.: because 
bef.: before 
bet.: between 
BG: burial grounds