Brief Life History of Marguerite Virginia
When Marguerite Virginia Maassen was born on 19 August 1914, in Nelson, Buffalo, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Jurgen Maassen, was 26 and her mother, Clara Susanna Wirth, was 22. She lived in Alma, Buffalo, Wisconsin, United States in 1930. She died on 2 May 1984, at the age of 69.
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- Marguarite Serum, "United States 1950 Census"
- Marguerite Serum in entry for Ralph L Maassen, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
- Marguerite V Serum in household of Jens Serum, "United States Census, 1940"
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World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1919 · Minimum Wage Laws Passed
The first minimum wage law took effect in 1919 and specified women and children under 17 years of age should be paid 22 cents per hour.
1934 · Kohler Strike
Employees at Kohler Company in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, attempted to organize a union, but the company would not work with them. The employees organized a strike on July 27, 1934. Events escalated and two people were killed and 47 were injured.
Name Meaning
Dutch and North German: patronymic from Maas .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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