Researching George Girard
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 196 people with the Girard surname? In that year Girard was ranked number 3383 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Girard on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Girard and the Girard Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Girard 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 Girard family tree.
Check out Parish Records for George Girard at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 199 people with the Girard surname in the UK? Girard is now ranked number 3855 for popularity in the UK. |
Girard Family Tree Databases
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Girard Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Girard surname in the USA? Girard is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Girard Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on George Girard. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called George Girard
George Girard
George Girard (October 7, 1930 – January 18, 1957) was a New Orleans jazz trumpeter. He was known for his great technical ability, playing in a style that combined traditional New Orleans Dixieland jazz with the big-band-style trumpet, and a member of the Basin Street Six.
Girard was born in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. In highschool he studied music under Johnny Wiggs and became a professional musician immediately after graduating in 1946. He played and toured with the bands of Johnny Archer and Phil Zito before cofounding the band The Basin Street Six, made up mostly of friends he had grown up with, including clarinetist Pete Fountain. The band got a regular gig at L'Enfant's Restaurant in New Orleans, as well as regular television broadcasts over WWL. The band started receiving favorable national attention, but Girard was dissatisfied with it and broke up the band in 1954 to found his own band, George Girard & the New Orleans Five which included trombonist Bob Havens, drummer Paul Edwards, and bassist Bob Coquille. Girard landed a residency at the Famous Door in the French Quarter, recorded for several labels, and got a weekly broadcast on CBS's affiliated local radio station WWL. The broadcasts, from O'Dwyer's on Jefferson Highway, were recorded and made available through the AFRTS. Girard had ambitions to make a national name for himself (and according to many fellow musicians the musical ability to do so), but became ill and had to give up playing in 1956. Girard died from colon cancer in New Orleans on January 18, 1957.
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