Researching John Harvie
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 980 people with the Harvie surname? In that year Harvie was ranked number 2609 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Harvie on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Harvie in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Harvie and the Harvie Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Harvie 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 Harvie family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for John Harvie at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Harvie using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about John Harvie.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1020 people with the Harvie surname in the UK? Harvie is now ranked number 3085 for popularity in the UK. |
Harvie Genealogy Databases
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Harvie Forums
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Miscellaneous Harvie Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on John Harvie. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Harvie
John Harvie
John Harvie (1742 – February 6, 1807) was an American Founding Father, lawyer and builder from Virginia. He was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, where he signed the Articles of Confederation, in 1777 and 1778. He was a successful lawyer and landowner, as well as the fourth mayor of Richmond, Virginia. Thomas Jefferson was a friend since his childhood; his father was Jefferson's guardian. He negotiated a peace treaty in 1774 after the Battle of Point Pleasant. During the American Revolutionary War, he was on the Board of War and operated a prison of war camp on his property, The Barracks.
Source: John Harvie, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Harvie
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.
Harbaugh Harby Harhoff Haroppe Harp Harpe Harrap Harrop Harrub Harrup Harvey Harvy Herb Herbaugh Herfi Hervey Hruby Hurup
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