Researching May Stanton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5972 people with the Stanton surname? In that year Stanton was ranked number 708 for popularity in the UK. |
The name May means "great" and is of Latin origin.
Records of May Stanton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for May Stanton and the Stanton Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stanton 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 Stanton family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 8632 people with the Stanton surname in the UK? Stanton is now ranked number 682 for popularity in the UK. |
Stanton Family Tree Databases
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Stanton Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 39497 people with the Stanton surname in the USA? Stanton is ranked number 144 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on May Stanton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called May Stanton
May Bonfils Stanton
Mary Madeline "May" Bonfils Stanton (April 30, 1883 – March 11, 1962) was an American heiress and philanthropist. She and her younger sister, Helen Bonfils, succeeded their father, Frederick Gilmer Bonfils, as principal owners of The Denver Post. However, May's elopement at age 21 with a non-Catholic salesman had forged a rift in her relationship with her parents and sister that worsened when Helen inherited the majority of their parents' estates. Following a three-year legal battle over the inheritance, the sisters cut off all communication with each other. May married twice but did not have children. Living a reclusive life, she invested her fortune into building and furnishing her estate in Lakewood, Colorado – which included a mansion that was an exact replica of Marie Antoinette's Petit Trianon château in Versailles – and into many philanthropic endeavors in the state of Colorado. The Bonfils–Stanton Foundation, established by her second husband after her death in 1962, continues to support the arts in Colorado. She was posthumously inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1985.
Source: May Bonfils Stanton, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Stanton
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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