When Bena Thomasen was born in August 1853, in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany, her father, Thomas Thomasen, was 26 and her mother, Anne Kirstine Thomasdatter, was 20. She married Jens Jessen in 1882, in Germany. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Hydesville, Humboldt, California, United States for about 10 years and Rohnerville, Fortuna, Humboldt, California, United States in 1930.
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The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Tor, Jorgen, Lars, Oddmund, Per. Dutch Pieter, Frans.
Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Thomas .
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