Researching Thomas Leavitt
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14 people with the Leavitt surname? In that year Leavitt was ranked number 3565 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Leavitt on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Leavitt and the Leavitt Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Leavitt 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 Leavitt family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 64 people with the Leavitt surname in the UK? Leavitt is now ranked number 3982 for popularity in the UK. |
Leavitt Family History Databases
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Leavitt Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Leavitt surname in the USA? Leavitt is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Leavitt Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Thomas Leavitt. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Thomas Leavitt
Thomas Rowell Leavitt
Thomas Rowell "Tom" Leavitt (June 30, 1834 – May 21, 1891) was an member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the founding settler of Leavitt, Alberta, Canada, which the former Utah sheriff and marshal founded at age 53 after an arduous journey in covered wagons, fleeing a crackdown on polygamy that sent fellow members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the border to Mexico and Canada.
Source: Thomas Rowell Leavitt, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Thomas Leavitt (settler)
Thomas Leavitt (1616–1696) was an English Puritan who was one of the earliest permanent settlers of the Province of New Hampshire. A farmer, Leavitt apparently followed Rev. John Wheelwright to his settlement of Exeter, New Hampshire. Later Leavitt moved on to Hampton. He was seldom involved in town business, and was described by one writer as "a quiet, useful citizen." He was not remarkable, except insofar as those who crossed the Atlantic, swept by storms startling to Englishmen, to settle an unknown continent, peopled by tribes with which they were unfamiliar, were unremarkable.
Source: Thomas Leavitt (settler), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Leavitt
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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