Researching Chris Porter
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 22471 people with the Porter surname? In that year Porter was ranked number 149 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Chris Porter on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Chris Porter and the Porter Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Porter 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 Porter family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 30580 people with the Porter surname in the UK? Porter is now ranked number 153 for popularity in the UK. |
Porter Family Tree Databases
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Porter Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 209639 people with the Porter surname in the USA? Porter is ranked number 88 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Porter Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Chris Porter. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Chris Porter
Chris Porter (comedian)
Chris Porter (November 27, 1979) is an American comedian and finalist on season 4 of Last Comic Standing. He has also appeared on The Bob & Tom Show, Comedy Central's Live Tour, and appeared on Live at Gotham in Summer 2006. In 2009, Porter made an appearance on Comedy Central Presents. His 2014 comedy special "Chris Porter: Ugly and Angry" is available for streaming on Amazon Prime, as is the 2019 follow-up, "Man From Kansas".
Porter is from Shawnee, Kansas and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
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