Katherine Beatrice Antonsen

Female28 June 1887–3 September 1966

Brief Life History of Katherine Beatrice

When Katherine Beatrice Antonsen was born on 28 June 1887, in Denmark, her father, Lars Christian Antonsen, was 32 and her mother, Caroline Elizabeth Hansen, was 27. She married Lester Alison Poland on 5 June 1909, in Eureka, Humboldt, California, United States. She immigrated to United States in 1898 and lived in Eureka, Humboldt, California, United States in 1930 and Eureka Township, Humboldt, California, United States in 1940. She died on 3 September 1966, in Humboldt, California, United States, at the age of 79.

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Family Time Line

Lester Alison Poland
1887–1949
Katherine Beatrice Antonsen
1887–1966
Marriage: 5 June 1909

Sources (4)

  • Katherine B Poland in household of Lester A Poland, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Katherine Poland in household of Lester A Poland, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Catherine B Poland in household of Lester A Poland, "United States Census, 1930"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 June 1909Eureka, Humboldt, California, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 3

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station

    Age 4

    Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.

    1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

    Age 21

    Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Alf, Arnt, Knud, Kristoffer, Lasse, Morten, Nils, Per.

    Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Anton , Latin Antonius (see Anthony ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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