Researching Joseph Eaton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8384 people with the Eaton surname? In that year Eaton was ranked number 486 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Joseph means "God shall add (another son)" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joseph Eaton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joseph Eaton and the Eaton Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 10953 people with the Eaton surname in the UK? Eaton is now ranked number 530 for popularity in the UK. |
Eaton Family History Databases
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Eaton Forums
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Miscellaneous Eaton Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Joseph Eaton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Joseph Eaton
Joseph Oriel Eaton
Joseph Oriel Eaton, an American painter of portraits and figure subjects, both in oil and in water-colours, was born in 1829.
His most famous work is his portrait of Herman Melville, the author of The Whale, more commonly known as Moby Dick in 1851.
He died at Yonkers on the Hudson in 1875.
Among his exhibited works were:*Landscape: View on the Hudson. 1868.*Multiple portraits of John Means of Kentucky. 1868*Greek Water-Carrier. 1872.*Lady Godiva. 1874.*Looking through the Kaleidoscope. 1875.*His own Portrait. 1875. (National Academy of Design).
He was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate Academician in 1866.
Source: Joseph Oriel Eaton, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Eaton
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