Researching Monroe Sweetland
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 384 people with the Sweetland surname? In that year Sweetland was ranked number 3195 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Monroe means "from the red swamp" and is of Gaelic origin.
Records of Monroe Sweetland on Ancestry
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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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Sweetland 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 Monroe Sweetland and the Sweetland Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sweetland 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Sweetland family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Monroe Sweetland at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Monroe Sweetland using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Monroe Sweetland.
Research the Sweetland surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sweetland Military records.
Sweetland 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.
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Sweetland 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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Miscellaneous Sweetland Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Monroe Sweetland. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Monroe Sweetland
Monroe Sweetland
Monroe Mark Sweetland (January 20, 1910 – September 10, 2006) was an American politician in the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly starting in 1953 for a total of ten years. A Democrat, he also twice ran and lost bids to serve as the Oregon Secretary of State and was a Democratic National Committeeman. Sweetland later served on the staff of the National Education Association, supporting passage of the Bilingual Education Act of 1968.
Source: Monroe Sweetland, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Sweetland
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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