Chain Family History
Chain Name Meaning
French: from Old French chain, a device for catching birds,
possibly applied as a metonymic occupational name for a bird-catcher
or a hunter. In some cases it may be an American spelling of the
French topographic surname Chêne (see Chene).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Chain
Name Distribution of Chain Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Chain families
 25 - 47  9 - 24 |
 1 - 8  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Chain families
|
4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Chain families
|
4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Chain census records
You can see how Chain families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
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Chain Family Origin
Chain Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Chain families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Chain
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates,
death dates, addresses and more.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Chain Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Chain census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Chain ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Chain Civil War Service Records
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