Brief Life History of Esther
Esther Erickson was born in 1884, in Little Rapids, Brown, Wisconsin, United States as the daughter of Knud Erickson and Ella. She married Myron Clark Palmer on 25 March 1902, in Mountain, Oconto, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Mountain, Oconto, Wisconsin, United States for about 25 years.
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- Esther Palmer in household of Murnie Palmer, "Wisconsin State Census, 1905"
- Esther Palmer in entry for Myron Clark Palmer, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Esther Palmer in household of Nyron Palmer, "United States Census, 1930"
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Children (8)
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1907 · Law Passed for Child Employment
The maximum hours for children to work were set to 55 per week.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Thor, Nils, Lars, Sven, Lief, Anders, Lennart, Iver, Elof, Erland.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Ericsson and Eriksson , Norwegian, Danish, and North German Eriksen and Erichsen , or of any other Scandinavian or North German patronymic from a personal name derived from Old Norse Eiríkr, which is composed of ei ‘ever, always’ (or a shortened form of ein ‘one, only’) + rík ‘power’. Compare Ericksen , Ericson , and Erikson .
English (Lancashire): patronymic from the Middle English male personal name Eric (with the same etymology as 1 above) + son.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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