Brief Life History of Marie Caroline
When Marie Caroline Skoglund was born on 1 December 1883, in Ekshärad, Värmland, Sweden, her father, Per Pehrsson, was 25 and her mother, Brita Maja Jonasdotter, was 29. She married August Norman on 1 December 1905, in Grant, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She immigrated to United States in 1887 and lived in Stockholm Township, Grant, South Dakota, United States for about 10 years and Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, United States in 1920. She died on 22 April 1956, in Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- Marie C Norman, "United States Census, 1940"
- Maria Karolina in household of Per Persson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Mary C Skoglund in household of Peter Skoglund, "United States Census, 1900"
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World Events (8)
1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded
Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nils, Sten, Swen.
Swedish and Norwegian: ornamental or topographic name composed of the elements skog ‘copse, wood’ + lund ‘grove’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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