Hazel Joan Swenson

Female5 November 1933–12 July 1999

Brief Life History of Hazel Joan

When Hazel Joan Swenson was born on 5 November 1933, in Borup, Norman, Minnesota, United States, her father, Henry Emil Swenson, was 34 and her mother, Helga Cristine Holm, was 21. She married Harold John Pierce on 4 September 1952, in Dilworth, Clay, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Norman, Minnesota, United States in 1935 and Scotland, Bon Homme, South Dakota, United States in 1940. She died on 12 July 1999, in Cass, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Kurtz Township, Clay, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harold John Pierce
1910–1988
Hazel Joan Swenson
1933–1999
Marriage: 4 September 1952
Pierce
1954–1954
Carol JoAnn Pierce
1969–2016

Sources (14)

  • Joan H Swenson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Hazel J Pierce, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Hazel Joan Swenson in entry for Pierce, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 September 1952Dilworth, Clay, Minnesota, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1935 · The FBI is Established

    Age 2

    The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

    1935 · The Social Security Act

    Age 2

    This Act was created a basic right to a pension in old age, and insurance against unemployment.

    1951 · The Twenty-Second Amendment

    Age 18

    Before the Twenty-second Amendment, the Presidency didn’t have a set number limit on how many times they could be elected or re-elected to the office of President of the United States. The Amendment sets that limit to two times, consecutively or not, and sets additional conditions for presidents who succeed to the unexpired terms of their predecessors.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Swen, Nels, Selmer, Britt, Helmer, Lars, Eskil, Lennart, Nils, Ordell, Sten.

    Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Svensson or of its rare variant Swensson . This surname is also found in Denmark, northern Germany, and Norway, but it is rare there.

    Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Svensen and Svendsen , cognates of 1.

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

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