Researching Don Dufek
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The name Don means "form of DONALD - proud chief" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Don Dufek on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Don Dufek 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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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Don Dufek and the Dufek Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Dufek 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 Dufek family tree.
Search Parish Records for Don Dufek at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Don Dufek using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Don Dufek.
Research the Dufek surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Dufek Military records.
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Dufek Family History Databases
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Find Don Dufek from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Dufek Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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Miscellaneous Dufek Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Don Dufek. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Don Dufek
Don Dufek
Donald Patrick Dufek Jr. (born April 28, 1954) is a former American football player who played safety and special teams for eight seasons with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He had previously played for the Michigan Wolverines football team in Ann Arbor from 1973 to 1975. He was chosen to serve as team captain for both the Seahawks and Wolverines.
At Michigan, he was following in the footsteps of his father Don Dufek, Sr. who had been a Wolverine team Most Valuable Player. As a graduate of Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Dufek was able to stay close to home while performing as a two-sport star at the University of Michigan where he played for the Michigan Wolverines football and hockey teams. In football, he was a member of back-to-back Big Ten Conference championship teams at Michigan and became an All-American as well as a team captain.
Dufek, was sought after as a professional athlete in two sports: Dufek was drafted by teams in the National Hockey League, World Hockey Association and National Football League. He opted for football and played his entire professional career with the Seahawks. He endured several unsuccessful seasons in Seattle, but the team made the playoffs in his final two years. In his role as a special teams player, he again became a team captain.
Source: Don Dufek, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Dufek
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