Researching Samuel Woodbridge
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1251 people with the Woodbridge surname? In that year Woodbridge was ranked number 2368 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Samuel means "asked of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Samuel Woodbridge on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Samuel Woodbridge and the Woodbridge Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Woodbridge 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 Woodbridge family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Samuel Woodbridge at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Samuel Woodbridge using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1490 people with the Woodbridge surname in the UK? Woodbridge is now ranked number 2694 for popularity in the UK. |
Woodbridge Genealogy Databases
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Woodbridge Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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Miscellaneous Woodbridge Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Samuel Woodbridge. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Samuel Woodbridge
Samuel Merrill Woodbridge
The Reverend Samuel Merrill Woodbridge, D.D., LL.D. (April 5, 1819 – June 23, 1905) was an American clergyman, theologian, author, and college professor. A graduate of New York University and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary, Woodbridge preached for sixteen years as a clergyman in the Reformed Church in America. After settling in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he taught for 44 years as professor of ecclesiastical history and church government at the New Brunswick Theological Seminary, and for seven years as professor of "metaphysics and philosophy of the human mind" at Rutgers College (now Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey) in New Brunswick. Woodbridge later led the New Brunswick seminary as Dean and President of the Faculty from 1883 to 1901. He was the author of three books and several published sermons and addresses covering various aspects of Christian faith, theology, church history and government.
Source: Samuel Merrill Woodbridge, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Woodbridge
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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