Researching Joe Trotter
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3140 people with the Trotter surname? In that year Trotter was ranked number 1303 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Joe means "form of JOSEPH - God shall add" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joe Trotter on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joe Trotter and the Trotter Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 3628 people with the Trotter surname in the UK? Trotter is now ranked number 1570 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Joe Trotter
Joe Trotter
Joe Trotter (born September 23, 1963 in Cedar Falls, Iowa) is an American actor.
Joe was discovered by John Frankenheimer for the cast of Andersonville (1996), a TNT 4-hour miniseries, as a northern sergeant in a southern prison of war camp.
After Andersonville, Joe went to work for Aaron Spelling, on the WB network television show, Savannah. Joe worked on the pilot and the first season.
Joe is currently working on two screen plays that he is going to produce, direct and act in and a stand-up comedy act.
Joe is also an inventor and has patented a new type of shower curtain "ShowerSail" The new invention has solved this issues of blow-in with an added bonus of giving bather more room also "ShowerSail" a product of Spinnaker Bath Products.
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