Laura J Nessen
June 1878–1879
Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States
The Life of Laura J
When Laura J Nessen was born in June 1878, in Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States, her father, Jacob F Nessen, was 38 and her mother, Henrietta Hamson Jeffries, was 28. She died in 1879, in her hometown, at the age of 1.
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Family Time Line
Jacob F Nessen
1840–1903
Henrietta Hamson Jeffries
1850–1922
William H. Nessen
1869–1875
Lulu Nessen
1871–1872
Jacob F. Nessen
1873–1882
Mae E Nessen
1875–1962
Laura J Nessen
1878–1879
George Washington Nessen
1879–1961
Emma H. Nessen
1882–1934
Anna Nessen
1883–1900
Raymond Nessen
1884–1980
Harry H. Nessen
1886–
Henrietta Evelyn Nessen
1888–1964
Parents and Siblings
1840–1903Male
1850–1922Female
siblings
(11)
1869–1875Male
1871–1872Female
1873–1882Male
1875–1962Female
1878–1879Female
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World Events (1)
1879
Age 1
Thomas Edison had been seeking to create a more practical and affordable version of the lightbulb, primarily for home use. Edison had attempted several different materials, including platinum and other metals, before ultimately deciding on a carbon filament. On October 21, 1879, Edison finally carried out the first successful test of this new light bulb in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
Name Meaning
1 German and Danish: metronymic from the personal name Agnes ( see Agnes 1).2 German: habitational name from any of several places in Lower Saxony called Nesse.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Laura J. Nessen, "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988"
- Laura J Nesson, "New Jersey, Births, 1670-1980"
- Laura J Nessen in the New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
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