Researching John Hitt
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 194 people with the Hitt surname? In that year Hitt was ranked number 3385 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Hitt on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Hitt 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
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Hitt ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Hitt and the Hitt Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hitt 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 Hitt family tree.
Explore Parish Records for John Hitt at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Hitt using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about John Hitt.
Research the Hitt surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Hitt Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 208 people with the Hitt surname in the UK? Hitt is now ranked number 3847 for popularity in the UK. |
Hitt Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for John Hitt.
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Find John Hitt from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Hitt 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 12153 people with the Hitt surname in the USA? Hitt is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Hitt Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on John Hitt. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Hitt
John Hitt
right|thumb|237px|The John C. Hitt Library, with the Reflection Pond in the foregroundJohn C. Hitt (born December 7, 1940) is an American former professor and academic administrator, who served as the fourth president of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida from 1992 to 2018. Hitt was named the Orlando Sentinel's Central Floridian of the Year in 2005, and has twice been ranked as Orlando's most powerful person by Orlando Magazine. Hitt was also the dean of Florida's university presidents, serving as the longest tenured president in the state.His reputation was materially tarnished by auditor findings that tens of millions of dollars were improperly spent on construction during his tenure as president. Former president Hitt acknowledged the spending and resigned from his compensated fund raising role. His successor Dale Whittaker and the university's chief financial officer Bill Merck also resigned because of the scandal. Four other financial officers were fired.
Source: John Hitt, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Hitt
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.
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