Researching Margaret Murie
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 144 people with the Murie surname? In that year Murie was ranked number 3435 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Margaret means "child of light" and is of Persian origin.
Records of Margaret Murie on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Margaret Murie and the Murie Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Murie 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 Murie family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 225 people with the Murie surname in the UK? Murie is now ranked number 3830 for popularity in the UK. |
Murie Family History Databases
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Murie Forums
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Margaret Murie. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Margaret Murie
Margaret Murie
Margaret Thomas "Mardy" Murie (August 18, 1902 – October 19, 2003) was a naturalist, author, adventurer, and conservationist. Dubbed the "Grandmother of the Conservation Movement" by both the Sierra Club and the Wilderness Society, she helped in the passage of the Wilderness Act, and was instrumental in creating the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. She was the recipient of the Audubon Medal, the John Muir Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the highest civilian honor awarded by the United States.
Source: Margaret Murie, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Murie
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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