Researching John Cramer
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 256 people with the Cramer surname? In that year Cramer was ranked number 3323 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Cramer on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Cramer and the Cramer Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cramer 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 Cramer family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 639 people with the Cramer surname in the UK? Cramer is now ranked number 3437 for popularity in the UK. |
Cramer Family History Databases
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Cramer Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 33421 people with the Cramer surname in the USA? Cramer is ranked number 146 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cramer Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on John Cramer. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Cramer
John Cramer (announcer)
John Cramer (known on camera as Cramer; born July 3, 1955) is an American television announcer.
Cramer did voiceover work for Game Show Network in 1996 and 1997. He announced on The Newlywed Game and The Dating Game from 1997 to 1999. In 2000, he announced on the short-lived 2000 revival of the game show Twenty One. From 2001 to 2002, he announced on the NBC version of Weakest Link. From 2002 to 2004, he was the announcer on the revival of Pyramid hosted by Donny Osmond. Cramer also did voiceovers for fake promos on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and was the announcer for Fox News's The Half Hour News Hour. Since 2011, he was one of the guest announcers for Wheel of Fortune and is a voiceover for We the People With Gloria Allred, along with the continuity and general announcing duties for nearly all the productions of Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios.
He also announced the 1992 CBS game show The Hollywood Game as well as Big Deal for Fox and a Food Network show called Trivia Unwrapped. John Cramer is also the announcer for Funny You Should Ask. He was also the announcer for the third season of Nickelodeon's game show BrainSurge, entitled Family Brainsurge and is also the announcer for the MTV Movie Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards.
Source: John Cramer (announcer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Cramer (representative)
John Cramer was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Waterford on May 17, 1779. He attended the rural schools and was graduated from Union College in 1801. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Waterford. He was a presidential elector on the ticket of Thomas Jefferson and George Clinton in 1804.
Cramer was appointed a master in chancery in 1805, and served as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1806 and 1811. He served in the New York State Senate, and was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1821. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837). He served again as a member of the State assembly in 1842. Cramer died in Waterford on June 1, 1870. His interment was in Waterford Rural Cemetery.
Source: John Cramer (representative), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cramer
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