Researching Samuel Rogers
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 38881 people with the Rogers surname? In that year Rogers was ranked number 77 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Samuel means "asked of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Samuel Rogers on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Samuel Rogers and the Rogers Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Rogers 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 Rogers family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 50375 people with the Rogers surname in the UK? Rogers is now ranked number 81 for popularity in the UK. |
Rogers Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 373704 people with the Rogers surname in the USA? Rogers is ranked number 48 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Samuel Rogers
Samuel Rogers
Samuel Rogers (30 July 1763 – 18 December 1855) was an English poet, during his lifetime one of the most celebrated, although his fame has long since been eclipsed by his Romantic colleagues and friends Wordsworth, Coleridge and Byron. His recollections of these and other friends such as Charles James Fox are key sources for information about London artistic and literary life, with which he was intimate, and which he used his wealth to support. He made his money as a banker and was also a discriminating art collector.
Source: Samuel Rogers, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Samuel Augustus Rogers
Samuel Augustus Rogers (February 1840 – June 4, 1911) was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo from 1890 to 1898 and from 1900 to 1903 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
Born in 1840, he came with his parents to Ontario in 1844 and was educated in Prince Edward County. Rogers served as sheriff for Cariboo Lillooet District for four years. He was a director of the Cariboo Hosplital. Rogers lived in Barkerville. He ran as a Conservative in the 1900 election. Rogers was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1898 and in 1903. He died at home in Barkerville in 1911.
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