Researching Peter Thacher
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 46 people with the Thacher surname? In that year Thacher was ranked number 3533 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Thacher on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter Thacher and the Thacher Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thacher 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 Thacher family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 6 people with the Thacher surname in the UK? Thacher is now ranked number 4035 for popularity in the UK. |
Thacher Family Tree Databases
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Thacher Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Peter Thacher. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Peter Thacher
Peter Thacher
Peter Oxenbridge Thacher (1752–1802) was a Congregationalist minister in Massachusetts in the 18th century. He served as pastor in Malden of the First Church (1770–1784) and in Boston of the Brattle Street Church (1785–1802). He actively supported the American Revolution. He participated in the drafting of the Massachusetts Constitution in 1780. In 1794, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He belonged to the Massachusetts Historical Society and Massachusetts Humane Society. He was educated at Harvard College, 1765–1769. On October 8, 1770, he married Elizabeth Poole (Hawkes); they had ten children.
Source: Peter Thacher, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Thacher
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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