Researching John Amberg
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 10 people with the Amberg surname? In that year Amberg was ranked number 3569 for popularity in the UK. |

The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Amberg on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Amberg and the Amberg Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Amberg 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 Amberg family tree.
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Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Amberg using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about John Amberg.
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Amberg Family Tree Databases
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Amberg Forums
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Miscellaneous Amberg Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on John Amberg. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Amberg
John Amberg
John McCaslin Amberg (March 6, 1929 - May 4, 2004) was an American football defensive back who played for the New York Giants during the 1951 and 1952 NFL seasons. A few of his teammates were Tom Landry, Frank Gifford, Emlen Tunnell, Charlie Conerly and Kyle Rote. His career was cut short due to the Korean War. He entered the Marine Corp and played football at Quantico in 1953. He was named "All Service" player of the year by the Washington Touchdown Club. He also played college football at Kansas. He later became a President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the NFL Alumni which served in part to help "at risk youth". Later in life he was the President of Gem-O-Lite plastics Corp. at 5525 Cahuenga Blvd. in North Hollywood, California. Gem-O-Lite, among other things was a movie industry favorite for acrylic materials in the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's.
Source: John Amberg, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Amberg
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.
Aimeric Amarakoon Amarias Amberger Amberik Amberson Amborgini Ambresin Ambridge Ambrister Ambrogelli Ambrogetti Ambrogi Ambrogini Ambrogio Ambrogioli Ambrogioni Ambrogiotti Ambrois Ambroise Ambroisin Ambroix Ambrook Ambrosch Ambrose Ambrosetti Ambrosi Ambrosia Ambrosini Ambrosio Ambrosis Ambrosoli Ambrosoni Ambroz Ambrozewicz Ambroziak Ambrozik Ambrus Ambrusko Amburger Amburgey Amburgy America American Americi Amerson Amores Amoros Amorose Amorosi Amoroso Amorosso Anersen Aymeric Aymerich





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