Researching Joseph Abbott
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 13207 people with the Abbott surname? In that year Abbott was ranked number 302 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Joseph means "God shall add (another son)" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joseph Abbott on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joseph Abbott and the Abbott Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Abbott 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 Abbott family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 16929 people with the Abbott surname in the UK? Abbott is now ranked number 322 for popularity in the UK. |
Abbott Genealogy Databases
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Abbott Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 75956 people with the Abbott surname in the USA? Abbott is ranked number 132 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Abbott Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Joseph Abbott. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Joseph Abbott
Joseph Carter Abbott
Joseph Carter Abbott (July 15, 1825 – October 8, 1881) was a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War who was awarded the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers and a Republican United States Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1868 and 1871. During his career in private life he was a lawyer, newspaper editor and businessman. He also served as collector of the port of Wilmington, inspector of posts along the eastern line of the southern coast during the Rutherford B. Hayes Administration, and special agent of the United States Treasury Department.
Source: Joseph Carter Abbott, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Joseph Abbott (Canadian priest)
Joseph Abbott (baptized 10 June 1790 – 10 January 1862) was a Canadian clergyman in the Anglican Church of Canada, and the father of John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, the third Prime Minister of Canada. Joseph Abbott was baptized in Little Strickland, in the United Kingdom. His parents were Joseph Abbott and Isabella Abbott. He is also the great-great-grandfather of Canadian actor Christopher Plummer. He is known for writing two books, Memoranda of a settler in Lower Canada; or, the emigrant in North America and Philip Musgrave; or memoirs of a Church of England missionary in the North American colonies.
Source: Joseph Abbott (Canadian priest), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Abbott
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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