Researching Alfred Post
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 339 people with the Post surname? In that year Post was ranked number 3240 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alfred means "Counselor" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Alfred Post on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alfred Post and the Post Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Post 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 Post family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Alfred Post at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Post surname in the USA? Post is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Alfred Post. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Alfred Post
Alfred Charles Post
Alfred Charles Post (January 13, 1806 – February 7, 1886) was an American surgeon.
Post was born in New York City. He graduated from Columbia College in 1822 and from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1827, studied in Paris, Vienna, Berlin, and London (1827–29).
Post was professor in the Castleton Medical College, Vermont (of ophthalmic surgery, 1842–44, and of surgery, 1844-51), professor of surgery in New York University (1851–75), emeritus professor (1875–86), and president of the medical faculty (1873–86). He was a fellow of the Academy of Medicine, of which he was president in 1867–68. Post wrote Observations on the Cure of Stammering (1841). He was an inventor of several surgical instruments and appliances.
In 1831, he married Harriet Beers (1809–1877), daughter of Cyrenius Beers, and had eleven children, one of whom was George Edward Post (1838–1909).
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