Researching Samuel Tweedy
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 614 people with the Tweedy surname? In that year Tweedy was ranked number 2965 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Samuel means "asked of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Samuel Tweedy on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Samuel Tweedy in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Samuel Tweedy and the Tweedy Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tweedy 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 Tweedy family tree.
Study Parish Records for Samuel Tweedy at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Samuel Tweedy using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Samuel Tweedy.
Research the Tweedy surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Tweedy Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 601 people with the Tweedy surname in the UK? Tweedy is now ranked number 3473 for popularity in the UK. |
Tweedy Family History Databases
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Find Samuel Tweedy from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Tweedy Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Tweedy surname in the USA? Tweedy is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Tweedy Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Samuel Tweedy. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Samuel Tweedy
Samuel Tweedy
Samuel Tweedy (March 8, 1776 – July 1, 1868) was a United States Representative from Connecticut.
Born at Nine Partners, New York in 1776, he later moved to Danbury, Connecticut. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1818, 1820, and 1824 and also served in the Connecticut Senate 1826-1828.
Tweedy held many local offices before being elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835). He died in Danbury, Connecticut, aged 92. He was buried in Wooster Cemetery.
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