Researching Henry Grow
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 22 people with the Grow surname? In that year Grow was ranked number 3557 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Grow on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Henry Grow and the Grow Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Grow 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 Grow family tree.
Study Parish Records for Henry Grow at Find My Past.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6 people with the Grow surname in the UK? Grow is now ranked number 4035 for popularity in the UK. |
Grow Family History Databases
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Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Henry Grow.
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Grow Forums
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Miscellaneous Grow Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Henry Grow. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Henry Grow
Henry Grow
right|thumb|200px|Henry Growright|thumb|200px|The Tabernacle in the 1870s right|thumb|200px|Grow's design is particularly remarkable because he built the roof with almost no nails, which were scarce in pioneer Utah right|thumb|200px|Trusses were bound with wood blocks and rawhideHenry Grow, Jr. (October 1, 1817 – November 4, 1891) was a Latter-day Saint ("Mormon") builder and civil engineer in pioneer-era Utah. His most notable achievement was aiding the construction of the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. Grow engineered the meeting hall's unique elongated dome roof.
Source: Henry Grow, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Grow
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