Brief Life History of Christina Jensina
Christina Jensina Erickson was born on 10 January 1892, in Columbus Township, Anoka, Minnesota, United States as the daughter of John P. Erickson and Anna Marie Karoline Skytt or Scott.
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Sources (3)
- Kathrine Erickson, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Christina Jensina Erickson - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth-name: Christina Jensina Erickson
- Legacy NFS Source: Christina Jensina Erickson - Government record: Census record: aka-name: Katherine Erickson
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World Events (8)
1893 · The Minnesota State Flag
The Flag of Minnesota was adopted on August 2 and consists of scenes from the seal of Minnesota. The flag has been modified over the years to be easier to manufacture.
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.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Thor, Nils, Lars, Sven, Lief, Anders, Lennart, Iver, Elof, Erland.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Ericsson and Eriksson , Norwegian, Danish, and North German Eriksen and Erichsen , or of any other Scandinavian or North German patronymic from a personal name derived from Old Norse Eiríkr, which is composed of ei ‘ever, always’ (or a shortened form of ein ‘one, only’) + rík ‘power’. Compare Ericksen , Ericson , and Erikson .
English (Lancashire): patronymic from the Middle English male personal name Eric (with the same etymology as 1 above) + son.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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