Researching Jean Canfield
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 344 people with the Canfield surname? In that year Canfield was ranked number 3235 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Jean Canfield on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jean Canfield and the Canfield Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Canfield 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 Canfield family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 374 people with the Canfield surname in the UK? Canfield is now ranked number 3689 for popularity in the UK. |
Canfield Family Tree Databases
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Canfield Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Canfield surname in the USA? Canfield is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Jean Canfield
Jean Canfield
Ella Jean Canfield, née Garrett (October 4, 1919 – December 31, 2000) was a Canadian politician. She was the first woman ever elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, as well as the first woman to serve in the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island.
She was born in Westmoreland, Prince Edward Island, the daughter of Everett Garrett and Lydia Granville McVittie, and married Parker Canfield in 1939.
Canfield originally stood for office in the 1966 provincial election in 1st Queens, but failed against incumbent Frank Myers. She then stood again in the 1970 election, and was successful. She was reelected in the 1974 election and the 1978 election, but was defeated in the 1979 election.
From October 10, 1972 to May 2, 1974, she served as Minister without Portfolio and Minister responsible for the PEI Housing Authority in the government of Alex Campbell.
Following her death in 2000, the Government of Canada announced in 2005 that a new federal office building in Charlottetown would be named the Jean Canfield Building. The building officially opened in 2007.
Source: Jean Canfield, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Canfield
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