Brief Life History of Wenzel
When Wenzel Beranek was born on 28 September 1872, in Austria, his father, Franz Beranek, was 23 and his mother, Magdalena Otto, was 21. He married Katherine Mudra on 20 February 1898, in Czechia. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States in 1906. He died on 19 January 1937, in Lafayette, Boulder, Colorado, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Lafayette, Boulder, Colorado, United States.
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- Wenzel Beranek, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Wenzel Beranek - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Wenzel Beranek
- Wengel Beranek, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1888
Historical Boundaries: 1888: Boulder, Colorado, United States
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
Czech (Beránek): from beránek ‘lamb’, a nickname for someone with curly hair or a mild temperament, or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a lamb.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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