Researching Perry Stephens
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 16619 people with the Stephens surname? In that year Stephens was ranked number 224 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Perry means "pear tree" and is of English origin.
Records of Perry Stephens on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Perry Stephens and the Stephens Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stephens 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 Stephens family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Perry Stephens at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Perry Stephens using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Perry Stephens.
Research the Stephens surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Stephens Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 19959 people with the Stephens surname in the UK? Stephens is now ranked number 272 for popularity in the UK. |
Stephens Family Tree Databases
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Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Perry Stephens.
Study MyTrees for information on the Stephens family and people looking to contact living Stephens relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Stephens records submitted by people who are already researching the Stephens Family Tree.
Find Perry Stephens from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Stephens Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 173180 people with the Stephens surname in the USA? Stephens is ranked number 100 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stephens Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Perry Stephens. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Perry Stephens
Perry Stephens
Perry Stephens (February 14, 1958 - September 8, 2005), born Perry Stephens Moody in Frankfurt, Germany, was an American actor known primarily for his roles on daytime soap operas, including the role of Jack Forbes on Loving from 1983 to 1990 and Steve Crown on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1993. He also starred as John F. Kennedy in the television movie biopic of Marilyn Monroe, From Norma Jean to Marilyn, and played smarmy studio publicity agent Jack Sweeney on AMC's comic series about a 1930s movie studio, The Lot. In 1993, he starred in the role of the journalist anti-mafia Perry on the Italian-Argentine telenovela "Micaela".
Stephens grew up in Decatur, Alabama. While attending Decatur High School he got his first taste of acting as Curly in Rodgers and Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! in 1976. He attended Samford University in Birmingham and continued to do college and community plays along with singing in choir and a barbershop quartet. After college he and went on to perform in musical theater at Opryland Musical Theme Park in Nashville early in his career.
In addition to appearing in several movies, Stephens was a guest on a number of popular television shows, including L.A. Heat, Wings and Family Matters, as well as a 1996 cameo on the hit show Frasier as Stan the bartender. In the fall of 1997, He played Mr. Anderson, Scott Whyte's father on City Guys in which he appeared for three seasons. In 2001, Stephens returned to the stage in the play Judah Ben-Hur.
Stephens was also a very talented singer and was very successful in several countries, among them South Africa.
He died of liver failure at age 47 on September 8, 2005.
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