Researching Amasa Norcross
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 322 people with the Norcross surname? In that year Norcross was ranked number 3257 for popularity in the UK. |
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Records of Amasa Norcross on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Amasa Norcross in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Amasa Norcross and the Norcross Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Norcross 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Norcross family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 479 people with the Norcross surname in the UK? Norcross is now ranked number 3589 for popularity in the UK. |
Norcross Genealogy Databases
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Norcross Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Norcross surname in the USA? Norcross is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Norcross Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Amasa Norcross. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Amasa Norcross
Amasa Norcross
Amasa Norcross (January 26, 1824 – April 2, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Born in Rindge, New Hampshire, Norcross attended the common schools and Appleton Academy, New Ipswich, New Hampshire. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1847 and commenced practice in Worcester, Massachusetts. He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1858, 1859, and again in 1862. He was assessor of internal revenue from August 1862 until May 1873, when the office was abolished. He served as mayor of the city of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, in 1873 and 1874. He served in the Massachusetts Senate in 1874.
Norcross was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882. He resumed the practice of law. He died in Paris, France, April 2, 1898, while on a visit to his daughter, painter Eleanor Norcross. He was interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
Source: Amasa Norcross, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Norcross
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