Quaker meeting records abbrev. ? relict ?

Question

The context is: Josiah rmt Kezia Tatlock, relict of John.  The list of abbrev. I have, says ”rmt” means Reporting married to, but nothing for the “relict”, which is likely a clue to the status of John, that I believe to be her husband.

Answer 1

A relict is a widow or widower, so Kezia was John's widow, and John was her deceased previous husband.

Comments

Thank you Star. I've presumed John dead, but not found a record of his death, so was hesitant to use this as a source for confirmation of death, without knowing for sure what it is saying.

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Not only do you have confirmation of his death, you also know that he died before the date of this marriage.  One step closer to determining his date of death!

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Yes, the window gets smaller with each clue. Have him alive in 1790 and then Keziah popping into meetings, asking for help in 1792-3. Now we know it was because John likely died abt. 1791.  Would be nice if they had made an entry for his death, but I'll gratefully, use whatever I can find.