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Par. is short for parish, as in "of this par.": the church district where a person lived, married or was buried.
Par. stands for parish (Latin parochia). In English and colonial records a parish was the area served by one church, and registers note whether a bride, groom or person buried was "of this par." or of another.
In Louisiana, parish is also the name for what other states call a county, so a Louisiana record of Par. may point you to a civil office rather than a church.
As seen in a recordMarriage entry in a parish register
Jno. Ross of this par., bachelor, and Ann Gray of St. Mary's par.
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Daily Ancestor. "par.." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/abbreviations/par. Last checked 2026-10-01.