Researching Matthew Leo
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 138 people with the Leo surname? In that year Leo was ranked number 3441 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Matthew means "gift of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Matthew Leo on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Matthew Leo and the Leo Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Leo 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 Leo family tree.
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Leo Family Tree Databases
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Leo Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Leo surname in the USA? Leo is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Matthew Di Leo
Matthew Di Leo (born March 2, 1995) is a Canadian racing driver from Barrie, Ontario.
After karting, Di Leo began racing in the U.S. F2000 National Championship in 2011 for Brian Stewart Racing. and finished fifth in points with a podium finish in Baltimore. That winter he had finished third in the U.S. F2000 Winterfest. In 2012 he returned to U.S. F2000, this time driving for his own MDL Racing team. He finished ninth in the Winterfest and then finished fourth in points in the main championship, with four podium finishes and was running at the finish of all but one race. During the 2013 winter he competed in the 24 Hours of Dubai and the 2013 U.S. F2000 Winterfest where he finished eighth. On April 9, 2013 he completed his first Firestone Indy Lights test at Buttonwillow Raceway and on April 16 announced that he would compete in the Long Beach Indy Lights race the following weekend. Starting ninth in the ten-car field, he finished fifth in the race.
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