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DAR - Abbreviation for National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

death certificate - Written account of a death in the form of a certificate created for and maintained by a government agency

death notice - Brief account of a death published in a newspaper

death record - Written account of a death

decedent - Deceased person

declaration of intention - Document filed by an alien in a court declaring his intention to apply for citizenship after fulfillment of the residency requirement; also known as “first papers”

deed - Document that transfers title to property from one private party to another

deed of gift - Document that transfers title to property from one private party to another without a normal purchase price

deed of partition - Document by which two or more persons who are co-owners of property divide the property into individual ownership of distinct parts of the property

delayed birth certificate - Birth certificate issued, often many years after the event, to a person whose birth was not officially recorded when it occurred

denomination - Religious organization

descendant - Person who is descended from another person, for example, a child, grandchild, or great-grandchild

dower - Right of a widow to a life estate in a portion of the real property owned by her deceased husband

dwelling number - Number assigned to a dwelling, including a single household or multiple households, on a census schedule

 

 

 


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