| Last Name | First Name | Event* | Day | Month | Year | Publication Date | Wife | Husband | Mother | Father | Locaton of Event | ||
| Gabbs | Cecelia | m | 2 | Sep | 1857 | 30 | Aug | 1857 | Ordway, Robert | San Francisco | |||
| Gaffeney | Mary | m | 30 | Jul | 1857 | 26 | Jul | 1857 | Webster, Joseph R. | Sonoma | |||
| Gaffney | James (fireman) | d | 15 | Sep | 1857 | 6 | Sep | 1857 | Healdsburgh | ||||
| Gaffney | Mr. | d | 16 | Sep | 1857 | 6 | Sep | 1857 | Sacramento | ||||
| Gafney | John | d | 9 | Sep | 1857 | 6 | Sep | 1857 | Healdsburg, Sonoma County | ||||
| Gafney | John (fireman) | d | 9 | Sep | 1857 | 6 | Sep | 1857 | Sacramento | ||||
| Gage | Mrs. Susan J. | d | 9 | Apr | 1857 | 30 | Mar | 1857 | Gage, Solomon | Yreka | |||
| Gaines | Abner P. | m | 4 | Jun | 1857 | 13 | May | 1857 | Looney, Miss Mary Ellen | Oregon | |||
| Galbreth | William | d | 17 | Apr | 1857 | 15 | Apr | 1857 | Feather River, nr. Oroville | ||||
| Gale | dau | b | 11 | Nov | 1857 | 1 | Nov | 1857 | Gale, A. E. | Columbia | |||
| Gale | Jeremiah W. | m | 16 | Dec | 1857 | 14 | Dec | 1857 | Mills, Mrs. Lydia Ann | San Francisco | |||
| Gale | Miss Susan | m | 29 | Apr | 1857 | n/a | unknown | 1857 | Darling, David | Los Angeles County | |||
| Gale | Mrs. Almira | m | 27 | May | 1857 | 26 | May | 1857 | Minnis, Wm. | Yolo County | |||
| Gallagher | Charles Coffee | d | 7 | Apr | 1857 | 5 | Apr | 1857 | Gallagher, Frances A. | Gallagher, Edward | San Francisco | ||
| Gallo | Jose | d | 14 | Mar | 1857 | 12 | Mar | 1857 | Sacramento | ||||
| Galloway | James | m | 6 | Nov | 1857 | 13 | Oct | 1857 | Schooling, Harriet | Omega, Nevada County | |||
| Galloway | son | b | 10 | Aug | 1857 | 2 | Aug | 1857 | Galloway, Jas. | North Fork, Sierra County | |||
| Gambell | Sarah E. | m | 18 | Feb | 1857 | 16 | Feb | 1857 | Brooks, J. P. | San Francisco | |||
| Gambill | son | b | 4 | Aug | 1857 | 1 | Aug | 1857 | Gambill,l Col. J. | San Francisco | |||
| Gamble | Kate | d | 21 | May | 1857 | n/a | unknown | 1857 | Gamble, Emily J. | Gamble, James | Sacramento | ||
| Gamsey | James L. | m | 16 | Sep | 1857 | 3 | Sep | 1857 | Raney, Ruth J. | San Jose | |||
| Gann | Mahalia J. | m | 18 | Sep | 1857 | 8 | Sep | 1857 | Hobbs, Samuel K. | San Joaquin County | |||
| Gannon | dau | b | 18 | May | 1857 | 12 | May | 1857 | Gannon, Mr. | Nr. the Boston Store, Amador County | |||
| Gardenhee | Miss Martha J. | m | 8 | Jun | 1857 | 3 | Jun | 1857 | Hughes, Ira. M. | Stockton | |||
| Gardner | Mrs. Mary | m | 25 | Apr | 1857 | 16 | Apr | 1857 | Arner, Lewis | Marysville | |||
| Gardner | son | b | 15 | Dec | 1857 | 12 | Dec | 1857 | Gardner, S. C. | San Francisco | |||
| Gardner | Wm. | d | 13 | Nov | 1857 | 12 | Nov | 1857 | Gardner, Mary | Gardner, Geo. H. | San Francisco | ||
| Garfield | Alvas | d | 8 | Oct | 1857 | 8 | Oct | 1857 | Sacramento | ||||
| Garlic | son | b | 19 | Dec | 1857 | 18 | Dec | 1857 | Garlic, Aaron | Sacramento | |||
| Garnsett | son | b | 26 | Feb | 1857 | 19 | Feb | 1857 | Garnsett, John | Downieville | |||
| Garrett | Emilia | m | 27 | Jun | 1857 | 26 | Jun | 1857 | McKillip, Charles | Old Jackson Road | |||
| Gasivodda | M. | m | 27 | Apr | 1857 | 19 | Apr | 1857 | Flores, Miss Antonia | San Jose | |||
| Gass | Elvira M. | m | 1 | Aug | 1857 | 22 | Jul | 1857 | Martin, Alexander | Jacksonville, O. T. | |||
| Gates | Lydia | m | 14 | Aug | 1857 | 1 | Jul | 1857 | Adair, John | The Dalles, Oregon | |||
| Gatewond | W. J. | m | 3 | Oct | 1857 | 1 | Oct | 1857 | Crosthwaite, Miss Mary | San Francisco | |||
| Gavigan | Wm. | m | 20 | Feb | 1857 | 17 | Feb | 1857 | Maguire, Miss Elizabeth | San Francisco | |||
| Gawne | son | b | 10 | Mar | 1857 | 6 | Mar | 1857 | Gawne, John | Shasta | |||
| Gay | Captain Edward H. | m | 15 | Oct | 1857 | 13 | Oct | 1857 | Martin, Miss Susan | San Francisco | |||
| Gedge | Mrs. Imogene | m | 20 | Jun | 1857 | 11 | Jun | 1857 | Baldwin, Wm. P. | San Pablo | |||
| Geer | son | b | 4 | May | 1857 | 24 | Apr | 1857 | Geer, J. C. | Muletown, Amador County | |||
| George | Miss Eliza P. | m | 1 | May | 1857 | 29 | Apr | 1857 | Grove, Issac N. | Marysville | |||
| German | Edward Thomas | d | 17 | Feb | 1857 | 15 | Feb | 1857 | San Francisco | ||||
| Gibbens | Patrick (twin) | d | 4 | Feb | 1857 | 23 | Jan | 1857 | Gibbens, Mr. Patrick | Mariposa Co | |||
| Gibson | Georgianna | d | 13 | Jun | 1857 | 11 | Jun | 1857 | Gibson, Almira | Gibbson, Lewis | San Francisco | ||
| Gibson | Mr. | d | 5 | May | 1857 | 20 | Apr | 1857 | Klamath | ||||
| Gibson | Mr. George H. | m | 13 | Oct | 1857 | 9 | Oct | 1857 | Barroll, Miss Ellen | Oakland | |||
| Gibson | Mr. Wm. L. | m | 29 | Sep | 1857 | 26 | Sep | 1857 | Baker, Miss Emma P. | San Francisco | |||
| Gibson | Ms. | d | 27 | Apr | 1857 | 14 | Apr | 1857 | Sawyer's Bar, Salmon river | ||||
| Gidley | dau | b | 14 | Jul | 1857 | 9 | Jul | 1857 | Gidley, W. S. | Eureka City, Sierra County | |||
| Gilchrist | Chas. | m | 10 | Aug | 1857 | 2 | Aug | 1857 | Tyler, Lydia | Clinton, Amador County | |||
| Gilchrist | Miss Maggie | m | 14 | Oct | 1857 | 12 | Oct | 1857 | Hubbs, Paul K. | Gilchrist, the late James | Benicia | ||
| Gill | Mr. Alex C. | d | 29 | May | 1857 | 21 | May | 1857 | near Indian Gulch | ||||
| Gill | Robert A. | m | 16 | Nov | 1857 | 9 | Nov | 1857 | Hill, C. F. | Benicia | |||
| Gillallard | Mr. Lyman | d | 4 | Feb | 1857 | 28 | Jan | 1857 | Looking Glass Creek, OR | ||||
| Gillenwater | son | b | 14 | May | 1857 | 8 | May | 1857 | Gillenwater, Mr. George | Eureka City, Sierra County | |||
| Gillespie | James | d | 28 | Sep | 1857 | 27 | Sep | 1857 | Sacramento | ||||
| Gilley | William | d | 15 | Feb | 1857 | 9 | Feb | 1857 | Ousley's Bar, Placer Vo | ||||
| Gillig | John | m | 7 | Dec | 1857 | n/a | unknown | 1857 | Tomb, Miss | Tiffin, Ohio | |||
| Gillis | Mrs. Isabella | m | 25 | Jul | 1857 | 22 | Jul | 1857 | Sassman, Mr. John | San Francisco | |||
| Gillogly | Margaret | m | 14 | Oct | 1857 | 15 | Sep | 1857 | Cain, Michael | Fort Yuma | |||
| Gilson | Mr. James | m | 29 | Jul | 1857 | 26 | Jul | 1857 | Kelley, Miss Margaret | Sacramento | |||
| Gilston | son | b | 10 | Feb | 1857 | 30 | Jan | 1857 | Gilston, Wm. | Oroville | |||
| Girardin | A. E. | d | 25 | Mar | 1857 | 22 | Mar | 1857 | San Francisco | ||||
| Gitt | Miss Mary E. | m | 18 | May | 1857 | 12 | May | 1857 | Sherig, Paul Shirley | Benicia | |||
| Given | John | d | 24 | Jul | 1857 | 21 | Jul | 1857 | San Francisco | ||||
| Given | Miss Elizabeth | m | 2 | Jul | 1857 | 30 | Jun | 1857 | Rose, Marshal R. | San Francisco | |||
| Glaskin | son | b | 14 | May | 1857 | 8 | May | 1857 | Glaskin, Wm. | Clinton, Alameda County | |||
| Glatz | son | b | 14 | Dec | 1857 | 14 | Dec | 1857 | Glatz, Frederick | Sacramento | |||
| Glavin | Miss Julia A. | m | 18 | Aug | 1857 | 13 | Jul | 1857 | Kaneen, J. S. | Sacramento | |||
| Glen | Walter Clinton | d | 15 | Jun | 1857 | 6 | Jun | 1857 | Glen, Mary | Glen, Hugh | Shasta | ||
| Glenn | Isaac C. | m | 19 | Dec | 1857 | 17 | Dec | 1857 | Munson, Miss Harriet M. | Stockton | |||
| Gliddon | Capt. L. C. | d | 1 | Dec | 1857 | 25 | Oct | 1857 | New York | ||||
| Glotsback | Robert S. | d | 13 | Jun | 1857 | 5 | Jun | 1857 | Glotsback, Mary Ann | Glotsback, Antone | Nevada | ||
| Glover | James A. | d | 27 | Jul | 1857 | 25 | Jul | 1857 | Oroville | ||||
| Goddard | Margaret A. | m | 19 | Oct | 1857 | 13 | Oct | 1857 | Strode, Chas. E. | Alviso | |||
| Goldman | Joseph | m | 8 | Apr | 1857 | 5 | Apr | 1857 | Hall, Lucy | San Francisco | |||
| Goldsmith | Fanny | d | 1 | Mar | 1857 | 27 | Feb | 1857 | San Francisco | ||||
| Goldstein | Morris | m | 6 | Apr | 1857 | 5 | Apr | 1857 | Alexander, Miss Rosina | Sacramento | |||
| Goodell | Florilla L. | m | 28 | Dec | 1857 | 24 | Dec | 1857 | Medbury, Edwin. R. | San Francisco | |||
| Goodenough | Mary Ann | m | 13 | Oct | 1857 | 8 | Oct | 1857 | Bourman, Dr. Chas. | Sacramento | |||
| Goodenough | Mary E. | div | 17 | Sep | 1857 | 16 | Sep | 1857 | Goodenough, Mr. | Sacramento | |||
| Goodenough | Mr. | div | 17 | Sep | 1857 | 16 | Sep | 1857 | Goodenough, Mary E. | Sacramento | |||
| Goodfellow | dau | b | 27 | Jul | 1857 | 20 | Jul | 1857 | Goodfellow, M. J. | Downieville | |||
| Goodrich | dau | b | 31 | Oct | 1857 | 24 | Oct | 1857 | Goodrich, E. W. | Red Bluffs | |||
| Goodwin | A. M. | d | 22 | Sep | 1857 | 12 | Sep | 1857 | Sacramento | ||||
| Goodwin | Alvah M. | d | 15 | Sep | 1857 | 14 | Sep | 1857 | Sloop North Star | ||||
| Goodwin | Edward Theodore | d | 26 | Feb | 1857 | 14 | Feb | 1857 | Goodwin, Mrs. Mary B. | Petaluma | |||
| Goodwin | Mrs. S. B. | m | 3 | Nov | 1857 | 31 | Oct | 1857 | Bean, J. J. | Sacramento | |||
| Gordon | Mr. George D. | d | 19 | Oct | 1857 | 17 | Oct | 1857 | Orleans Hotel | ||||
| Gordon | son | b | 1 | Jun | 1857 | 25 | May | 1857 | Gordon, M. W. | Jackson | |||
| Gore | Horace P. | d | 1 | Dec | 1857 | 1 | Nov | 1857 | Milton, MA | ||||
| Gorham | Kate | d | 11 | Feb | 1857 | 7 | Feb | 1857 | Gorham, Caroline D. | Gorham, Wm. R. | San Francisco | ||
| Gormley | James | d | 26 | Oct | 1857 | 20 | Oct | 1857 | State Lunatic Asylum | ||||
| Goss | dau | b | 8 | Aug | 1857 | 3 | Aug | 1857 | Boss, Willis G. | Mariposa | |||
| Gourlay | Alexander | m | 6 | Oct | 1857 | 5 | Oct | 1857 | Hutchinson, Agnes | Sacramento | |||
| Gowdy | G. | d | 6 | Jun | 1857 | 1 | Jun | 1857 | Secret Diggings, Sierra County | ||||
| Gower | Josephine | m | 4 | Oct | 1857 | 30 | Sep | 1857 | Beatty, John L. | Shady Dell, Placer County | |||
| Grabille | George J. | m | 29 | May | 1857 | 27 | May | 1857 | Truett, Miss Melinda | San Francisco | |||
| Gracier | son | b | 23 | Oct | 1857 | 19 | Oct | 1857 | Gracier, Mr. F. | San Francisco | |||
| Graham | Miss Margaret | m | 31 | Mar | 1857 | 28 | Mar | 1857 | Smith, Oliver | Sacramento | |||
| Graham | Mr. Wm. | m | 30 | Dec | 1857 | 28 | Dec | 1857 | Akerman, Miss Margaret F. | San Francisco | |||
| Grahame | Jessie L. | m | 13 | Oct | 1857 | 7 | Oct | 1857 | Ballinger, Wm. L. | Oroville | |||
| Grammont | J. H. H. | d | 29 | Sep | 1857 | 25 | Sep | 1857 | Marysville | ||||
| Grammont | J. J. H. | d | 28 | Sep | 1857 | 25 | Sep | 1857 | Marysville | ||||
| Gransz | Miss Otilla | m | 8 | Jun | 1857 | 28 | May | 1857 | Kirchner, Geo. | Placerville | |||
| Grant | Joseph | m | 9 | Nov | 1857 | 2 | Nov | 1857 | Davis, Rebecca P. | San Francisco | |||
| Grant | Sarah M. | d | 2 | Sep | 1857 | 31 | Aug | 1857 | Grant, Gilbert A. | San Francisco | |||
| Grasler | Mr. | d | 22 | Jun | 1857 | 16 | Jun | 1857 | Tomales | ||||
| Grason | G. W. | m | 26 | Oct | 1857 | 7 | Jun | 1857 | Baker, Eliza J. | Nebraska City, Nebraska Territory | |||
| Grattan | Charles H. | d | 30 | Oct | 1857 | 27 | Oct | 1857 | Grattan, Josephine | Grattan, Dr. C. | Stockton | ||
| Graves | Ariana | d | 2 | Dec | 1857 | 21 | Nov | 1857 | Yreka | ||||
| Gray | Beverly C. | m | 23 | Nov | 1857 | 17 | Nov | 1857 | Maze, Barthenia E. | Butte Township | |||
| Gray | G. H. | m | 27 | Aug | 1857 | 25 | Aug | 1857 | Church, Miss Kate | San Francisco | |||
| Gray | James | m | 13 | Nov | 1857 | 12 | Nov | 1857 | Spencer, Mrs. Maria Ann | Sacramento | |||
| Gray | son | b | 11 | Feb | 1857 | 6 | Feb | 1857 | Gray, Charles | Wet Ravine | |||
| Gray | Wm. | m | 15 | Jul | 1857 | 28 | Jun | 1857 | Ingram, Leaner | Portland, Oregon | |||
| Grayums, Esq. | Fred'k | m | 12 | Aug | 1857 | 10 | Aug | 1857 | Holt, Miss Margaret | Marysville | |||
| Greehalgh | son | b | 25 | Sep | 1857 | 11 | Sep | 1857 | Greenhalgh, Thomas | Jackson | |||
| Greely | Mrs. Jane L. | d | 14 | May | 1857 | 6 | May | 1857 | Monte Christe, Sierra County | ||||
| Green | Capt. A. P. | m | 8 | Aug | 1857 | 4 | Aug | 1857 | Posey, Miss Jeanie Earle | Oakland | |||
| Green | Edward | m | 10 | Sep | 1857 | 8 | Sep | 1857 | Barrett, Ann | San Francisco | |||
| Green | Elizabeth Eleanor | d | 15 | Feb | 1857 | 12 | Feb | 1857 | Green, John L. | San Francisco | |||
| Green | Ellen | m | 2 | Dec | 1857 | 5 | Nov | 1857 | Tallmadge, Geo. E. | Downieville | |||
| Green | John | d | 10 | Sep | 1857 | 31 | Aug | 1857 | Watsonville | ||||
| Green | Mary Ella | d | 10 | Nov | 1857 | 7 | Nov | 1857 | Green, Isabel | Green, Geo. W. | San Francisco | ||
| Green | Miss E. | m | 24 | Aug | 1857 | 15 | Aug | 1857 | Fogarty, P. A. | Yankee Jim's | |||
| Green | Mrs. Emma | m | 29 | Jul | 1857 | 19 | Jul | 1857 | Wells,Wm. | Mokelumne Hill | |||
| Green | twins-son & dau | b | 17 | Sep | 1857 | 14 | Sep | 1857 | Green, Wm. | Washington, Yolo County | |||
| Greene | Dr. James | m | 10 | Jul | 1857 | 7 | Jul | 1857 | Moore, Miss Catherine G. | Hamilton | |||
| Greene | Mr. | d | 20 | Feb | 1857 | n/a | unknown | 1857 | Cairo | ||||
| Greene | William | d | 12 | May | 1857 | 9 | May | 1857 | San Francisco | ||||
| Greenebaum | dau | b | 28 | Jul | 1857 | 26 | Jul | 1857 | Greenebaum, Mr. J. | Sacramento | |||
| Greenebaum | Henry | m | 3 | Aug | 1857 | 1 | Jul | 1857 | Cauffman, Rosalie | Philadelphia | |||
| Greenhalgh | twins-dau | b | 19 | Sep | 1857 | 11 | Sep | 1857 | Greenhalgh, Thomas | Jackson | |||
| Gregg | son | b | 12 | Oct | 1857 | 7 | Oct | 1857 | Gregg, Riley | Napa | |||
| Gregory | Mr. Thomas M. | m | 7 | Feb | 1857 | 5 | Feb | 1857 | Foster, Miss Wolloe | Sacramento | |||
| Grether | Mr. Robert | m | 19 | Dec | 1857 | 17 | Dec | 1857 | Berk, Miss Mary | San Francisco | |||
| Grey | Mr. R. U. | m | 7 | Jul | 1857 | 7 | Jul | 1857 | Tittle, Mrs. E. M. | Washington, Yolo County | |||
| Gridley | dau | b | 23 | Jul | 1857 | 9 | Jul | 1857 | Gridley, W. S. | Eureka City | |||
| Griffin | Hannah | m | 13 | Oct | 1857 | 10 | Oct | 1857 | Baxter, Chas. | Stockton | |||
| Griffin | Mr. | d | 17 | Nov | 1857 | 14 | Nov | 1857 | Turner's Ferry | ||||
| Griffin | dau | b | 28 | Mar | 1857 | 24 | Mar | 1857 | Griffin, M. B. | San Francisco | |||
| Griffith | Laura | d | 14 | Nov | 1857 | 13 | Nov | 1857 | Griffith, Esq., H. | Washington, Yolo County | |||
| Griffith | Laura | d | 21 | Nov | 1857 | 13 | Nov | 1857 | Griffith, Cordelia | Griffith, Humphrey | Washington, Yolo County | ||
| Griffiths | son | b | 19 | Feb | 1857 | 16 | Feb | 1857 | Griffiths, H. | Washington | |||
| Grimes | George T. | m | 17 | Sep | 1857 | 10 | Sep | 1857 | Thornton, Miss Lizzie R. | Santa Clara | |||
| Griswold | Eugenia | m | 13 | Jun | 1857 | 31 | May | 1857 | Ives, Griswold | Portland, O.T. | |||
| Griswold | Martin Van Buren | d | 10 | Nov | 1857 | 7 | Nov | 1857 | nr Jackson, Amador County | ||||
| Griswold | Prof. J. A. | m | 6 | May | 1857 | 6 | May | 1857 | Lenoir, Miss Mary | Methodist Church, Sacramento | |||
| Gross | Charles | d | 29 | May | 1857 | 26 | May | 1857 | San Francisco | ||||
| Gross | son | b | 22 | Jun | 1857 | 21 | Jun | 1857 | Gross, Mr. | Sacramento | |||
| Groteend | son | b | 24 | Feb | 1857 | 18 | Feb | 1857 | Groteend, Augustus | Shasta | |||
| Grove | Isaac N. | m | 1 | May | 1857 | 29 | Apr | 1857 | George, Miss Eliza P. | Marysville | |||
| Grove | Wm. | m | 7 | May | 1857 | 5 | May | 1857 | Sebastian, Miss Mary | Yuba Ranch, nr Marysville | |||
| Groves | Miss Abbie J. | m | 26 | Mar | 1857 | 24 | Mar | 1857 | Skinner, Dr. J. S. | Stockton | |||
| Grunewald | Mr. Johann J. | m | 13 | Oct | 1857 | 10 | Oct | 1857 | Nagler, Miss Fredericke | San Francisco | |||
| Gudgeon | Jame | d | 9 | Dec | 1857 | 3 | Dec | 1857 | junction of Sacramento and Feather Rivers | ||||
| Gudgeon | James | d | 8 | Dec | 1857 | 3 | Dec | 1857 | junction of Sacramento and Feather Rivers | ||||
| Gueler | Christian | d | 14 | Apr | 1857 | 9 | Apr | 1857 | Sidney Hill, Trinity County | ||||
| Guest | Warden D. | d | 8 | Apr | 1857 | 6 | Apr | 1857 | on board ship Andrew Jackson San Francisco | ||||
| Guest | Worden | d | 7 | Apr | 1857 | 6 | Apr | 1857 | on ship Andrew Jackson | ||||
| Guilder | W. C. | d | 15 | Jun | 1857 | 7 | Jun | 1857 | Missouri Gulch, Mariposa County | ||||
| Guilford | Dudley A. | d | 4 | Nov | 1857 | 28 | Oct | 1857 | Georgetown, El Dorado County | ||||
| Gundlach | Miss Christine | m | 6 | Mar | 1857 | 1 | Mar | 1857 | Wassmann, Heinrich | San Francisco | |||
| Gunn | G. W. | div | 9 | Sep | 1857 | 8 | Sep | 1857 | Gunn, Mrs. Mary E. | Sacramento | |||
| Gunn | Mrs. Mary E. | div | 9 | Sep | 1857 | 8 | Sep | 1857 | Gunn, G. W. | Sacramento | |||
| Gunnison, Esq. | Albert R. | m | 20 | Oct | 1857 | 17 | Oct | 1857 | White, Miss Amelia A. | San Francisco | |||
| Gunsberger | son | b | 6 | Feb | 1857 | 23 | Jan | 1857 | Gusnberger, Nicholas | Downieville | |||
| Gushaw | Miss Madaline | m | 1 | Oct | 1857 | 29 | Sep | 1857 | Stone, Wm. H. | Sacramento | |||
| Gussert | dau | b | 23 | Jun | 1857 | 22 | Jun | 1857 | Gussert, Wm. | San Francisco | |||
| Guyer | Miss Elizabeth | m | 5 | Apr | 1857 | 2 | Apr | 1857 | Thomas, Wm. | Forrest House | |||
| Gwinn | John N. | d | 26 | Oct | 1857 | 10 | Oct | 1857 | Todd's Valley | ||||
| Gwynn | Perry | d | 26 | Oct | 1857 | 11 | Oct | 1857 | Todd's Valley |
* Event (b m d div) = birth, married death, divorce