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Abbreviations used in the church tables are as follows:

Locations

Other

ALL = Allston

Bapt. = Baptist

nr. = near

BRG = Brighton

Bethel/Bethany = see below

opp. = opposite

CHR = Charlestown

Ch. = Church

Pent. = Pentecostal

DOR = Dorchester

Cong. = Congregation

Pl. = Place

H.P. = Hyde Park

Congl. = Congregational

Presb. = Presbyterian

J.P. = Jamaica Plain

cr. = corner

St. = Saint

E.BOS = East Boston

Ct. = Court

Syn. = Synagogue

MTT = Mattapan

Dist. = District

Tmp. = Temple

NEP = Neponset

Episc. = Episcopal

Univ. = Universalist

RDV = Readville (in Hyde Park)

Evang. = Evangelical

Bethel:

  1. A hallowed or holy place
  2. A chapel for seaman

Re: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (1973)

ROS = Roslindale

Luth. = Lutheran

ROX = Roxbury

M.E. = Methodist Episcopal

S.BOS = South Boston

Mt. = Mount

W.ROX = West Roxbury

Meth. = Methodist

   

 

 

 

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