Brief Life History of August
When August Hedlund was born on 26 January 1874, in Stora Tuna, Kopparberg, Sweden, his father, John E. Hedlund, was 25 and his mother, Maria Boholm, was 23. He married Hedvig Mariana Forsberg on 19 November 1898, in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Auburn, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1900. He died on 22 May 1954, in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (19)
- August Hedlund, "United States Census, 1930"
- August Hedlund, "Find A Grave Index"
- August Hedlund in entry for Edwin Hedlund, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920"
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World Events (8)
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.
1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded
Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Britt, Lars, Mats, Nils.
Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements hed‘heath, moor’ + lund ‘grove’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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