Researching Karen Sloan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2820 people with the Sloan surname? In that year Sloan was ranked number 1412 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Karen means "pure" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Karen Sloan on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Karen Sloan and the Sloan Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sloan 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 Sloan family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Karen Sloan at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 7299 people with the Sloan surname in the UK? Sloan is now ranked number 812 for popularity in the UK. |
Sloan Family History Databases
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Sloan Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 54688 people with the Sloan surname in the USA? Sloan is ranked number 139 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Sloan Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Karen Sloan. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Karen Sloan
Karen Kraft Sloan
Karen Kraft Sloan (born 3 April 1952) is a former Canadian politician who served as a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2004. By career, she is a teacher and consultant.
Born in Kitchener, Ontario, Sloan first won election to Parliament for the York—Simcoe electoral district during the 1993 federal election. The 1997 and 2000 general elections saw her return to Parliament in the York North riding, which was formed after a restructuring of electoral district boundaries. Sloan thus served in the 35th, 36th, and 37th Canadian Parliaments.
After retiring from politics in 2004, she was appointed as Canada's Ambassador for the Environment on 16 February 2005. The appointment was announced by Stéphane Dion and Pierre Pettigrew who were respectively the Canadian Ministers of Environment and Foreign Affairs at the time.
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