Researching Samuel Calvin
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 107 people with the Calvin surname? In that year Calvin was ranked number 3472 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Samuel means "asked of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Samuel Calvin on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Samuel Calvin and the Calvin Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 370 people with the Calvin surname in the UK? Calvin is now ranked number 3693 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Calvin surname in the USA? Calvin is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Samuel Calvin (geologist)
Samuel Calvin (February 2, 1840 – April 17, 1911) was Iowa's first systematic geologist, helping to make the first bedrock and landform maps of Iowa, as well as leading geological research throughout the state. He was born in Scotland, attended Lenox College (now defunct) in Hopkinton, Iowa, where he later taught. One of his collaborators was Thomas Huston Macbride, the notable Iowa naturalist. Calvin became a University of Iowa professor in 1873 and the Iowa State Geologist in 1892, and led the Iowa Geological Survey from 1892 until his death. Calvin documented the Devonian and Aftonian beds of Iowa, and was an expert on Pleistocene fauna. He was a founder of the American Geologist journal. Calvin Hall at the University of Iowa is named for him. His photographic collection of Iowa scenes is an important collection for historians and geologists. Calvin was president of the Geological Society of America in 1908.
Source: Samuel Calvin (geologist), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Calvin
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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