Daily AncestorMal
Mal is an old nickname for Malachi or Malcolm, found in American records of the 1700s and 1800s.
Mal is a short form of Malachi and Malcolm.
A gravestone or a family Bible may say Mal while a will or a deed says Malachi. Search indexes under both forms so you do not miss him. Because Mal served for more than one name, see which full name the same man carries in other records.
As seen in a recordChurch burial register, 1853; his gravestone reads Malachi
Mal Tibbals, aged 63, buried Nov. 18, 1853
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