Researching Alexander Smit
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 31 people with the Smit surname? In that year Smit was ranked number 3548 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alexander means "Helper and defender of mankind" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Alexander Smit on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alexander Smit and the Smit Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Smit Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Smit family tree.
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Smit Genealogy Databases
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Smit Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Smit surname in the USA? Smit is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Smit Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Alexander Smit. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Alexander Smit
Alexander Smit
Alexander Roelof Smit (born 2 October 1985 in Geldrop) is a Dutch baseball player, who has played with the Netherlands national baseball team.
Smit signed originally with the Minnesota Twins as a non-drafted free agent on 14 July 2002, and was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds on 12 July 2007.
He's represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he and his team finished in sixth place, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and at the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classic.
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