Researching Joseph Egbert
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 15 people with the Egbert surname? In that year Egbert was ranked number 3564 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Joseph means "God shall add (another son)" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joseph Egbert on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joseph Egbert and the Egbert Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 3 people with the Egbert surname in the UK? Egbert is now ranked number 4038 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Egbert surname in the USA? Egbert is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Joseph Egbert
Joseph Egbert (April 10, 1807 – July 7, 1888) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born near Bull Head, Staten Island, New York, Egbert attended the common schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Egbert was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1842.He resumed agricultural pursuits.Supervisor of Southfield, Richmond County, in 1855 and 1856.County clerk of Richmond County in 1869.He died at his home near New Dorp, New York, July 7, 1888.He was interred in the Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, New York.
Source: Joseph Egbert, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Egbert
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