Records of Dave Costa on Ancestry

Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Dave Costa in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. 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 Dave Costa and the Costa Genealogy

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Costa 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 Costa family tree.

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Costa Family Tree Databases

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Some Famous People called Dave Costa

Dave Costa

David Joseph Costa (October 27, 1941 – May 20, 2013) was an American football defensive tackle. He played high school football at Saunders Trades and Technical H.S in Yonkers and college football at the University of Utah and Northeastern Junior College in Sterling Colorado and in the American Football League with the Oakland Raiders from 1963 through 1965, the Buffalo Bills in 1966, and the Denver Broncos from 1967 through 1969. He was an AFL All-Star in 1963 for the Raiders (one of only two rookies in that game), and in 1967, 1968 and 1969 for the Broncos. He also played in the American Football Conference of the National Football League for the Broncos, the San Diego Chargers, and the Bills. Source: Dave Costa, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Dave Costa (offensive lineman)

David C. Costa (born September 8, 1978 in Erie, Pennsylvania) is a former NFL and Canadian Football League offensive lineman. Costa attended Ellwood City High School (Wolverines) in Pennsylvania, and was a four-year letterman in football. He was named the Team M.V.P. as a senior.

After graduating from the University of Wisconsin (Badgers), (where Costa was a member of 2 Rose bowl winning teams), Costa had played for San Francisco 49ers (2001–2002) and attended camp with Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers. Costa spent a year in Europe (with the Scottish Claymores, 2003), and in the CFL for the Toronto Argonauts (2004–2007) and was a member of the 2004 Grey Cup Champion team. Costa ended his CFL career with Calgary.

Upon retirement from pro football, Dave attended and graduated from The Center of Emergency Medicine and is a Nationally registered Paramedic. Costa was employed by the City of Pittsburgh (PA.), Department of Public Safety, Emergency Medical Services, where he held the position of Paramedic. Costa recently accepted a position of Firefighter with the City of Pittsburgh. Costa and his wife, A Pittsburgh police officer, and three children reside in Pittsburgh.

Source: Dave Costa (offensive lineman), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Costa

Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.

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