Researching Sam Jacks
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 681 people with the Jacks surname? In that year Jacks was ranked number 2899 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Sam means "to hear" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Sam Jacks on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Sam Jacks and the Jacks Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Jacks 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 Jacks family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 968 people with the Jacks surname in the UK? Jacks is now ranked number 3132 for popularity in the UK. |
Jacks Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Jacks surname in the USA? Jacks is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Sam Jacks. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Sam Jacks
Sam Jacks
Samuel Perry Jacks (April 23, 1915 – May 14, 1975) more commonly known as, "Sam Jacks", was a Canadian soldier in World War II, Canadian inventor, military and civic recreation director, sports coach, creator of the Canadian sport of ringette for girls, and the Canadian credited with codifying the first set of rules for floor hockey in 1936, a game which he created. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1915 and became a Canadian citizen after his parents immigrated to Canada in 1920.
Jacks was a part of the Greatest Generation, also known as the G.I. Generation and the World War II generation. People born in Jacks's generation are generally defined as people born from 1901 to 1927. They were shaped by the Great Depression and became the primary participants in World War II. Jacks's generation was the one which followed the Lost Generation but preceded the Silent Generation.
Among his many achievements and honours was his posthumous induction into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. He was also posthumously inducted into the North Bay Sports Hall of Fame on February 27, 1982.
Source: Sam Jacks, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Jacks
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