Lydia Christoffersen
19 August 1894–
Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
The Life of Lydia
When Lydia Christoffersen was born on 19 August 1894, in Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, her father, Jens Christian Christoffersen, was 34 and her mother, Jensine Petrine Petersen, was 37.
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Family Time Line
Jens Christian Christoffersen
1860–1910
Jensine Petrine Petersen
1857–1942
Annie Christofferson
1885–1976
Sarah Jane Christoffersen
1887–1946
Inger Minnie Christofferson
1889–1970
Martha Christoffersen
1892–1974
Lizzie Christoffersen
1894–1894
Lettie Christofferson
1894–1984
Lydia Christoffersen
1894–
James Edward Christoffersen
1897–1955
Parents and Siblings
1860–1910Male
1857–1942Female
siblings
(8)
1885–1976Female
1887–1946Female
1889–1970Female
1892–1974Female
1894–1894Female
+3 More Children
World Events (3)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 2
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.
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 4
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 6
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
Danish, Norwegian, and German: patronymic from the personal name Christoffer ( see Christopher ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Lettie Christofferson Sarbach, "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007"
- Lettie Christoffersen Sarbach, "Idaho, Southern Counties Obituaries, 1943-2013"
- Lettie Christofferson Sarbach, "Find A Grave Index"
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