Researching Edward Samuel
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The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Samuel on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Samuel and the Samuel Family History
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Samuel Family Tree Databases
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Samuel Forums
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Some Famous People called Edward Samuel
Edward Samuel
Edward Samuel (Penmorfa, Caernarfonshire 1674 – ?Llangar 1748), Welsh clergyman, poet and translator, was encouraged by Humphrey Humphries, then bishop of Bangor, to train for the ministry, which he undertook at Oriel College, Oxford, from where, according to Thomas' History of the Diocese of St.Asaph, he graduated on 19 May 1693. He held in succession the Denbighshire livings of Betws Gwerfil Goch 1702–1721 and Llangar 1721–1748, with the latter holding concomitantly from 1735 to 1747 that of Llanddulas. His two sons followed him in the ministry.
Source: Edward Samuel, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Samuel
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