Researching Matthew Songer
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 68 people with the Songer surname? In that year Songer was ranked number 3511 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Matthew means "gift of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Matthew Songer on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Matthew Songer in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Songer ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Matthew Songer and the Songer Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Songer 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 Songer family tree.
Search Parish Records for Matthew Songer at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Matthew Songer using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Matthew Songer.
Research the Songer surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Songer Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 91 people with the Songer surname in the UK? Songer is now ranked number 3956 for popularity in the UK. |
Songer Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Matthew Songer.
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Find Matthew Songer from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Songer Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Songer surname in the USA? Songer is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Songer Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Matthew Songer. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Matthew Songer
Matthew Songer
Matthew Songer is an American surgeon and the former chairman of the board of Pioneer Surgical Technology, which he founded in 1992 and based in Marquette, Michigan. His first major product developed was the Songer Cable, used in spine surgeries. Songer and the Songer Cable were featured in the book, Contemporary Management of Spinal Cord Injuries: From Impact to Rehabilitation. Songer earned a biological sciences degree at Michigan Technological University, a medical degree at the University of Illinois and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Source: Matthew Songer, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Songer
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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