Researching Peter Gerhard
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 43 people with the Gerhard surname? In that year Gerhard was ranked number 3536 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Gerhard on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter Gerhard and the Gerhard Genealogy
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Gerhard Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Gerhard surname in the USA? Gerhard is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Peter Gerhard. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Peter Gerhard
Peter Gerhard
Peter Gerhard (1920 – 15 February 2006, Fayence, France) was a historical geographer whose work focused on colonial Mexico or New Spain. He pursued graduate studies at University of California, Berkeley, and was influenced by Carl O. Sauer and Herbert Bolton. Although he did not pursue an academic career, his three volumes on the historical geography of colonial Mexico remain key reference works for the field: Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain; The North Frontier of New Spain; and The Southeast Frontier of New Spain. He published a number of articles to those larger works. Gerhard spent a number of years in Baja California that resulted in a number of publications, including a travelers' guidebook and on missions.
Source: Peter Gerhard, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Gerhard
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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