Researching John Eder
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 26 people with the Eder surname? In that year Eder was ranked number 3553 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Eder on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Eder and the Eder Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Eder 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 Eder family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for John Eder at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Eder using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about John Eder.
Research the Eder surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Eder Military records.
Eder Family Tree Databases
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Find John Eder from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Eder Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Eder surname in the USA? Eder is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Eder Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on John Eder. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Eder
John Eder
John Eder (born January 18, 1969) is an American activist and politician from Maine. Eder, a Democrat, lives in Biddeford. He is a former member of the Maine Green Independent Party, the Maine affiliate of the national Green Party. He served in the Maine House of Representatives as the legislature's first member of the Green Party for two terms and was elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2004. Until his defeat in 2006 Eder was one of only a handful of independent or third party state legislators in the country and was the highest-ranking elected Green official in the United States. Eder ran for Mayor of Portland, Maine in 2011. In 2014, Eder won a race for an at-large seat on the Portland Board of Education.
In 2018, Eder unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for a seat in the Maine House of Representatives. He claimed that "Democratic values" moved him to join the party. Eder had previously broken from Green Party tradition and supported Democrats while maintaining his Green voter registration, including future Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling.
Source: John Eder, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Eder
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