Erick Henry Ericksen

Brief Life History of Erick Henry

When Erick Henry Ericksen was born on 2 January 1891, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Niels Christian August Erickson, was 35 and his mother, Eugenia Constantia "Jennie" Larsson, was 31. He married Mary Katherine Massey on 31 December 1929. He lived in San Francisco, California, United States for about 10 years. He died on 18 June 1979, in Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, United States, at the age of 88.

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Erick Henry Ericksen
1891–1979
Mary Katherine Massey
1903–
Marriage: 31 December 1929

Sources (19)

  • Eric Henry Erickson in household of Niels Christian Erickson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Erick Henry Erickson, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
  • Erick Erickson, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

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.

1896 · Utah becomes a state

After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

1914

World War I began, Sweden neutral.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Alf, Eyvind, Astrid, Bent, Lars, Lief, Nels, Nils, Sig.

Americanized form (and a very rare Norwegian and Danish variant) of Norwegian, Danish, and North German Eriksen or Erichsen . Compare Erickson .

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

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