Brief Life History of Charles Edward
When Charles Edward Pierson was born on 4 July 1866, in Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Peter Pierson, was 36 and his mother, Bengta Svensson, was 40. He married Selma Anna Lilya on 9 September 1889, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Malmö, Malmö Slott, Malmöhus, Sweden in 1878 and Election Precinct 11, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 20 September 1905, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Murray Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Chas E Pierson, "United States Census, 1900"
- Car Edward Persson Birth-Christening Record 4 July 1866 Näs. Malmöhus, Sweden
- Charles E. Pierson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
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
English: variant of Pearson .
North German: patronymic from the personal name Pier, a variant of Peer, vernacular shortened form of Peter . Compare Peerson .
History: Born in Yorkshire, England, Abraham Pierson (1609–78) was the first pastor of the settlements at Southampton, Long Island, NY; Branford, CT, and Newark, NJ. He left his library of more than 400 books, one of the most extensive in the colonies, to his son Abraham, who was one of the first trustees of Yale College.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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