Researching Mary Giesen
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2 people with the Giesen surname? In that year Giesen was ranked number 3577 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Mary means "bitter" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Mary Giesen on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mary Giesen and the Giesen Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Giesen 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 Giesen family tree.
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Giesen Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Giesen surname in the USA? Giesen is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Mary Giesen
Mary Augustine Giesen
Mary Augustine Giesen (December 6, 1860 - February 25, 1950), founded the Sisters of St. Francis of Maryville which founded and operated St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, Missouri.
She was born in Union Hill, Minnesota. She joined the Sisters of St. Mary in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1894 she moved to Maryville, Missouri to found and operate the town's first hospital (which is one of only two hospitals north of St. Joseph, Missouri in the Platte Purchase area of northwest Missouri). They formed a separate congregation, the Sisters of St. Francis of Maryville. In 1947 they built the landmark Mount Alverno motherhouse on the bluffs above the One Hundred and Two River just east of Maryville. She is buried in Maryville.
In 1985 her order rejoined the Sisters of St. Mary to form the Franciscan Sisters of Mary which is headquartered in St. Louis and operates 20 hospitals in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.
Source: Mary Augustine Giesen, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Giesen
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