Researching Linus Persson
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The name Linus means "Flaxen Colored" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Linus Persson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Linus Persson and the Persson Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Persson 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 Persson family tree.
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Persson Family History Databases
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Persson Forums
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Linus Persson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Linus Persson
Linus Persson (ice hockey)
Lars Linus Persson (born December 29, 1985) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger, currently playing for Leksands IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Persson won TV-pucken with Värmland in 2000, won four Swedish Junior Championships with Västra Frölunda HC in 2002 and 2003 (under-20 and under-18), won promotion to Elitserien with Rögle BK in the 2008 Kvalserien, and won the 2012 European Trophy with Luleå HF.
Persson has represented Sweden at two International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)-sanctioned events; the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships and the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Source: Linus Persson (ice hockey), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Persson
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