Researching Elizabeth Post
Dig into the past of Elizabeth Post using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 339 people with the Post surname? In that year Post was ranked number 3240 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Elizabeth means "consecrated to God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Elizabeth Post on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Elizabeth Post 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
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Post ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Elizabeth Post and the Post Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Post 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 Post family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Elizabeth Post at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Elizabeth Post using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Elizabeth Post.
Research the Post surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Post Military records.
Post Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Elizabeth Post.
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Explore One Great Family for Post records submitted by people who are already researching the Post Family Tree.
Find Elizabeth Post from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Post 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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| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Post surname in the USA? Post is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Post Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Elizabeth Post. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Elizabeth Post
Elizabeth Post
Elizabeth Lindley Post (May 7, 1920 – April 24, 2010) was an American etiquette writer, the granddaughter-in-law of Emily Post.
Born the third child of Allen Ledyard Lindley and Elizabeth Ellsworth Lindley, she was the great-granddaughter of Cyrus Field. Elizabeth Lindley's first husband was Lt. George Eustis Cookman, USN, who was killed in action in 1943. They had one son, Allen, who took his stepfathers last name. She married William Goadby Post, the only grandchild of Emily Post, in 1944.
She succeeded Emily Post at The Emily Post Institute and served as director for over 30 years. Elizabeth Post revised and updated Emily Post's Etiquette five times from 1965 to 1992, with her last revision selling more than 80,000 copies. She also wrote the "Etiquette for Everyday" column published monthly in Good Housekeeping magazine. She authored more than ten other books, including Emily Post's Complete Book of Wedding Etiquette, Emily Post on Business Etiquette, and Emily Post on Entertaining,.
She retired in 1995 and was succeeded by daughter-in-law Peggy Post in her duties at the Emily Post Institute and Good Housekeeping column.
Mrs. Post was known to family and friends as "Libby". According to Peggy Post: "Libby was very open minded, fair and flexible... She was full of common sense and kindness. Not at all pretentious and not at all stuffy." Post enjoyed fishing alongside her husband, and she landed the largest tarpon caught by a woman in the United States.
Post died on April 24, 2010, in Naples, Florida, at the age of 89.
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