Researching John Sant
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 598 people with the Sant surname? In that year Sant was ranked number 2981 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Sant on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Sant and the Sant Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sant 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 Sant family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 794 people with the Sant surname in the UK? Sant is now ranked number 3295 for popularity in the UK. |
Sant Family Tree Databases
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Sant Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Sant surname in the USA? Sant is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called John Sant
John Van Sant
John T. Van Sant (November 2, 1915 – October 3, 1972) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 16th district from 1955 to 1970. He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Lehigh County district from 1951 to 1954.
Van Sant was born in Delano, Pennsylvania and graduated from Hazleton High School. He attended Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri and Muhlenberg College. He worked as a radio announcer on WRAK (AM) and as the sports and news director for WSAN radio in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in Hawaii and Guam.
He died on October 3, 1972 and is interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Source: John Van Sant, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Sant
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