Researching Stephen Girard
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 196 people with the Girard surname? In that year Girard was ranked number 3383 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Stephen means "crown" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Stephen Girard on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Stephen Girard 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 Stephen Girard and the Girard Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Girard 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 Girard family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Stephen Girard at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Stephen Girard using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Stephen Girard.
Research the Girard surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Girard Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 199 people with the Girard surname in the UK? Girard is now ranked number 3855 for popularity in the UK. |
Girard Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Stephen Girard.
Study MyTrees for information on the Girard family and people looking to contact living Girard relations.
Explore One Great Family for Girard records submitted by people who are already researching the Girard Family Tree.
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Girard 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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| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Girard surname in the USA? Girard is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Girard Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Stephen Girard. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Stephen Girard
Stephen Girard
Stephen Girard (May 20, 1750 – December 26, 1831; born Étienne Girard) was a naturalized American philanthropist, banker, and slave owner of French origin. He personally saved the U.S. government from financial collapse during the War of 1812, and became one of the wealthiest people in America, estimated to have been the fourth richest American of all time, based on the ratio of his fortune to contemporary GDP. Childless, he devoted much of his fortune to philanthropy, particularly the education and welfare of orphans. His legacy is still felt in his adopted home of Philadelphia.
Source: Stephen Girard, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Girard
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.
Garard Garrard Gearhardt Gearhart Gearheart Geeraert Gerard Gerardeaux Gerardet Gerardi Gerardin Gerardo Gerardot Gerhard Gerhardstein Gerhardt Gerhardy Gerhart Gerhartz Gerrard Gierardi Gierhard Gierhart Girardeau Girardengo Girardet Girardetti Girardey Girardez Girardi Girardier Girardin Girardini Girardo Girardoni Girardot Girardy Girhard Giriardelli Girouard Girrard Gorhardt Groarty Guerard Guirard Guirardin
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