Brief Life History of Lavinia Alberta
When Lavinia Alberta Sleep was born on 19 January 1875, in West Kyo, Durham, England, United Kingdom, her father, Henry Sleep, was 26 and her mother, Alice Jane Crowte, was 26. She married Joseph Sehn on 31 August 1889, in Spearfish, Lawrence, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Spring Creek, Todd, South Dakota, United States in 1900 and Lawrence, South Dakota, United States in 1910. She died on 4 December 1949, in Spearfish, Lawrence, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Spearfish, Lawrence, South Dakota, United States.
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- Laraine Senn in household of Joseph Senn, "United States Census, 1930"
- Lavinia Alberta Sleep Sehn, "Find A Grave Index"
- Alberta Tevina Sleep in entry for Edward Sehn and Arbra Sonnomia Ames, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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World Events (8)
1876
Historical Boundaries: 1876: Lawrence, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Lawrence, South Dakota, United States
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
English (Devon and Cornwall): variant of Slape .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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