The most common place where the census takers used abbreviations was in the "place of birth" column. Some are obvious, others not so.
A.Gt. = Academy Grant
Canada = when used alone refers to what is today Québec
Eng. = England
Gt. = Grant
Lower Canada = what is today Québec
Mass. = Massachusetts
Me. = Maine
N.B. = New Brunswick
N.H. = New Hampshire
N.S. or N. Scotia = Nova Scotia
N.Y. or N. York = New York
R.I. = Rhode Island
U.Canada = Upper Canada (what is today Ontario)
Va. = Virginia
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Last revised 15 Jan 2002