Researching John Sousa
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6 people with the Sousa surname? In that year Sousa was ranked number 3573 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Sousa on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Sousa and the Sousa Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sousa 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 Sousa family tree.
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Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Sousa using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 334 people with the Sousa surname in the UK? Sousa is now ranked number 3727 for popularity in the UK. |
Sousa Genealogy Databases
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Sousa Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Sousa surname in the USA? Sousa is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Sousa Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on John Sousa. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Sousa
John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa ( November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches. He is known as "The March King" or the "American March King", to distinguish him from his British counterpart Kenneth J. Alford. Among his best-known marches are "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (National March of the United States of America), "Semper Fidelis" (official march of the United States Marine Corps), "The Liberty Bell", "The Thunderer", and "The Washington Post".
Sousa began his career playing violin and studying music theory and composition under John Esputa and George Felix Benkert. His father enlisted him in the United States Marine Band as an apprentice in 1868. He left the band in 1875, and over the next five years he performed as a violinist and learned to conduct. In 1880 he rejoined the Marine Band, and he served there for 12 years as director, after which he was hired to conduct a band organized by David Blakely, P.S. Gilmore's former agent. Blakely wanted to compete with Gilmore but Sousa never had a band of his own. From 1880 until his death, he focused exclusively on conducting and writing music. Sousa aided in the development of the sousaphone, a large brass instrument similar to the helicon and tuba.
Upon the outbreak of World War I, Sousa was awarded a wartime commission of lieutenant commander to lead the Naval Reserve Band in Illinois. He then returned to conduct the Sousa Band until his death in 1932. In the 1920s, he was promoted to the permanent rank of lieutenant commander in the naval reserve, but he never saw active service again.
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