Norma Nancy Broek

Brief Life History of Norma Nancy

When Norma Nancy Broek was born on 14 October 1934, in Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Rutger Broek, was 25 and her mother, Pauline Lila Downie, was 23. She married Robert B Sedgwick on 6 August 1955, in Hooksett, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Hooksett, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States in 1950. She died on 8 August 2008, in Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert B Sedgwick
1931–2010
Norma Nancy Broek
1934–2008
Marriage: 6 August 1955
Robyn Beth Sedgwick
1967–1995

Sources (14)

  • Norma N. Collins, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Norma Nancy Broek - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Norma Nancy Broek
  • Norma Nancy Broek, "New Hampshire Marriage Certificates, 1948-1959"

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World Events (8)

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

1945 · German U-Boats Surrender at Portsmouth

Starting on May 15, 1945, four German U-Boats surrendered at Portsmouth, New Hampshire after being captured by Allied forces.

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Polish Bronislaw, Jacek, Janina, Jerzy, Kazimierz, Stanislaw, Zbigniew, Zofia, Zygmunt.

Polish: from a derivative of Borzysław, Bolebor, or some other personal name formed with the element bor ‘to fight’ (from Old Slavic and South Slavic boriti se; see also Boris ).

Polish and Jewish (from Poland): habitational name from Borek, so named with Polish bór ‘pine forest’ + the diminutive suffix -ek. As a Jewish name, it could sometimes also be from a Polonized form of the Yiddish personal name Borukh.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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