Researching Felix Pitt
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6399 people with the Pitt surname? In that year Pitt was ranked number 642 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Felix means "happy" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Felix Pitt on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Felix Pitt and the Pitt Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Pitt 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 Pitt family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 7366 people with the Pitt surname in the UK? Pitt is now ranked number 803 for popularity in the UK. |
Pitt Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Felix Pitt
Felix Newton Pitt
Monsignor Felix Newton Pitt was born in 1894. He was born in Fairfield, Kentucky. He attended the St. Meinrad Seminary in Indiana from 1911 to 1915. He held a Swiss academic doctorate. One of his achievements was founding and organizing the Catholic school office in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1928 and 1929 while Secretary of the Catholic School Board he formed the Catholic Recreation Commission. He was a pioneer on WHAS radio in ecumenical broadcast. He has also served on the post-World War II international committee. In 1949 when he was 55 years old he founded Pitt Academy a school for special kids. It was the first facility in Louisville for developmentally disabled students. Msgr. Pitt is also an author who in 1951 wrote the book "Catholic Education Today and Tomorrow". He died in 1971 at the age of 77.
A biography was published in 2016 by his nephew on his sister's side, Pitt G. Thome: Journey of a Country Soul: The Life and Ministry of Monsignor Felix N. Pitt, Kentucky's Preeminent Catholic Educator of the 20th Century. While it contains personal anecdotes, much of the book focuses on researched historical information placed in the context of events as they occurred.
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