Researching Michel Ney
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 72 people with the Ney surname? In that year Ney was ranked number 3507 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Michel Ney on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Michel Ney 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Michel Ney and the Ney Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ney 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 Ney family tree.
Search Parish Records for Michel Ney at Find My Past.
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Ney Family History Databases
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Ney Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Ney surname in the USA? Ney is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Ney Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Michel Ney. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Michel Ney
Michel Ney
Michel Ney, 1st Duke of Elchingen, 1st Prince of the Moskva (10 January 1769 – 7 December 1815), popularly known as Marshal Ney, was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was one of the original 18 Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon I. He was known as Le Rougeaud (red-faced or ruddy) by his men and Napoleon characterized him as le Brave des Braves (the Bravest of the Brave), a real paladin in the field, a braggart without judgment and decision in the workroom and after all is said, a Don Quixote.
Source: Michel Ney, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Ney
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