Brief Life History of Helen Ovedia
When Helen Ovedia Sorensen was born on 23 June 1899, in Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Ole Rasmus Sorensen, was 27 and her mother, Helene Marie Holje, was 28. She died on 21 June 1973, in Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 73.
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Sources (7)
- Hellen O Sorenson in household of Ole Sorenson, "Wisconsin State Census, 1905"
- Sorensen, "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926"
- Mrs Helen Bailey in entry for Harold B Sorensen, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1907 · Law Passed for Child Employment
The maximum hours for children to work were set to 55 per week.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Per, Viggo, Einer, Lars, Morten, Bent, Holger, Jorgen, Knud.
Danish and Norwegian (Sørensen): patronymic from the personal name Søren, Danish form of Latin Severinus (see Severin ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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