Researching Ebenezer Childs
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5501 people with the Childs surname? In that year Childs was ranked number 777 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Ebenezer Childs on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ebenezer Childs and the Childs Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Childs 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 Childs family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Ebenezer Childs at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ebenezer Childs using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 7962 people with the Childs surname in the UK? Childs is now ranked number 745 for popularity in the UK. |
Childs Family Tree Databases
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Childs Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 36459 people with the Childs surname in the USA? Childs is ranked number 145 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Childs Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Ebenezer Childs. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ebenezer Childs
Ebenezer Childs
Ebenezer Childs (April 3, 1797 – December 15, 1864) was an American pioneer, builder, and legislator.
Childs was born in Barre, Massachusetts on April 3, 1797 and was orphaned as a child. He left Massachusetts in 1816 for New York in order to avoid taxes, and then made his way to Ohio and then Michigan, where he made a profit smuggling whiskey into the military garrison. In 1820, Childs settled in Green Bay, Michigan Territory where he built homes and sawmills. Eventually he opened a store and was a fur trapper. In 1825, he built the first frame house in Wisconsin for James Duane Doty. In 1829, Childs was appointed sheriff of Brown County, Michigan Territory serving until 1836. Childs then served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives from 1836 to 1840 and was appointed sergeant at arms for the Wisconsin Territorial Council from 1842 to 1843. In 1838, Childs was named commissary general for Wisconsin Territory and was named a colonel. Childs went to Copper Harbor, Michigan, in 1845, where he built the first sawmill in the Upper Peninsula. Then, Childs moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1852. In 1852, Childs moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin, where he had property. Childs died in La Crosse, Wisconsin on December 15, 1864.
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