Records of Gilles Leger on Ancestry

Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Gilles Leger in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. 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 Leger 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 Gilles Leger and the Leger Family History

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Leger 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 Leger family tree.

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Leger Family Tree Databases

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Leger 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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Some Famous People called Gilles Leger

Gilles Leger

Gilles Leger (born July 16, 1941 in Cornwall, Ontario) is a Pro Scout with the New York Rangers and a former professional ice hockey coach. Although a talented Canadian football player, Leger chose to dedicate his life to hockey. From 1967-72, he coached the St. Francis Xavier University squad before he was hired as an assistant coach with the Ottawa Nationals. He had brief head coaching stints Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls, then moving on to serve as general manager of the latter club. Leger has since held a series of front office jobs. From 1979 until 1983, he was the director of player development for the Quebec Nordiques. He then became president of the Fredericton Express and Halifax Citadels American Hockey League teams and the QMJHL Quebec Ramparts. He later severed as a scout for several NHL clubs, including the Edmonton Oilers and most recently the New York Rangers. Source: Gilles Leger, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Leger

Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.

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