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- 1 2 3 Mayor Family History, Ancestry.com , retrieved 10 February 2012. This webpage cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 .
- ↑ Mayer Family History, Ancestry.com , retrieved 10 February 2012. This webpage cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 .
- ↑ Major Family History, Ancestry.com , retrieved 10 February 2012. This webpage cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 .
- ↑ Meyer Family History, Ancestry.com , retrieved 10 February 2012. This webpage cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 .
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