Researching Bruce Look
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 155 people with the Look surname? In that year Look was ranked number 3424 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Bruce means "Woodlands" and is of French origin.
Records of Bruce Look on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bruce Look and the Look Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Look 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 Look family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 93 people with the Look surname in the UK? Look is now ranked number 3954 for popularity in the UK. |
Look Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Look surname in the USA? Look is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Bruce Look. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Bruce Look
Bruce Michael Look (born June 9, 1943) is an American former professional baseball player and catcher who appeared in 59 games played in Major League Baseball as a member of the Minnesota Twins. The native of Lansing, Michigan, threw right-handed, batted left-handed and was listed as tall and . He is the younger brother of Dean Look, who played for the Chicago White Sox in 1961, and also played professional football and was a longtime on-field official in the National Football League.
Like his brother, Bruce Look played football and baseball for Michigan State University before serving in the United States Army. He then signed his first pro baseball contract. In 1968, his only MLB season, Look appeared in 41 games in the field, 29 as the Twins' starting catcher, playing behind veteran John Roseboro, like Look a left-handed batter. His 29 big-league hits included four doubles; he had nine runs batted in.
Look retired after the 1971 minor league season.
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