Records of William Sargent on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Sargent and the Sargent Family Tree

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sargent 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 Sargent family tree.

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Sargent Genealogy Databases

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Some Famous People called William Sargent

William Browne Sargent

William Browne Sargent (August 12, 1787 – January 13, 1853) was a fish merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Barrington township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1818 to 1826.

He was born in Barrington, Nova Scotia, the son of John Sargent, who served in the provincial assembly, and Margaret Whitney. In 1819, Sargent married Elizabeth Burbridge. He was a justice of the peace and a lieutenant-colonel in the militia. Sargent served as an assistant judge in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas.

His brothers John and Winthrop also served in the provincial assembly.

Source: William Browne Sargent, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Sargent

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