Prairie Family History
Prairie Name Meaning
French: topographic name from prairie ‘meadow’,
‘pasture’. In North America this is often a translation of French
surnames such as Lepre and Dupre.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Prairie
Name Distribution of Prairie Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Prairie families
 10 - 17  4 - 9 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Prairie census records
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Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
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Prairie Family Origin
Prairie Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Prairie 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 Prairie
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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)
Prairie Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Prairie census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Prairie ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Prairie Civil War Service Records
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