Christine Olsen Eberg

Brief Life History of Christine

Christine Olsen Eberg was born on 3 February 1872, in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. She married Charles Monroe Hopkins on 8 November 1891, in Cove, Latah, Idaho, United States. She died on 17 December 1893, in Cove, Latah, Idaho, United States, at the age of 21, and was buried in Palouse, Whitman, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Monroe Hopkins
1865–1921
Christine Olsen Eberg
1872–1893
Marriage: 8 November 1891

Sources (5)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Christine Olsen Eberg - Individual or family possessions: birth: 3 February 1872;
  • Christena Eberg, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
  • Christina Eberg, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"

World Events (7)

1873

Historical Boundaries 1873: Whitman, Washington Territory, United States 1889: Whitman, Washington, United States

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.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Nils, Lars, Alf, Thor, Niels, Sven, Jorgen, Helmer, Iver, Arnfinn.

Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ole, a short form of Olaf, Olav (see Olafsen ). This surname is the third most common in Norway. It is also established in northeastern England and in northern Germany. Compare Ohlsen , Olesen , Oleson , and Olson .

German (Ölsen): habitational name from any of several places so named, in Saxony, Brandenburg, and the Rhineland.

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

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