Brief Life History of Sigrid
When Sigrid Westin was born on 27 February 1908, in Movattnet, Västernorrland, Sweden, her father, Johan Westin, was 47 and her mother, Erika Karolina Olofsson, was 39. She married Ottokar Jorgan Valter Jaburek on 5 November 1931, in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She immigrated to Canada in 1926 and lived in Björna, Västernorrland, Sweden in 1900 and County of Wetaskiwin No. 10, Alberta, Canada in 1926. She died on 19 May 1990, in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Canada, at the age of 82, and was buried in Falun, County of Wetaskiwin No. 10, Alberta, Canada.
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Sources (3)
- Sigrid Westin, "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926"
- Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1860-1941 for Sigrid Westin Västernorrland Björna 1898-1920
- Sigrid in household of Johan Westin, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
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World Events (8)
1909 · Swedish General Strike
The Swedish General Strike of August 4 to September 4, 1909, was joined by over 300,000 people across Sweden. The Swedish General Strike was the first major dispute between the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and the Swedish Employers Association.
1912
Stockholm, Sweden hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1939
World War II began. Sweden neutral.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Johan, Tor.
Swedish: ornamental or habitational name formed with an altered form of the (placename) element väst ‘west’ + the adjectival suffix -in, a derivative of Latin -in(i)us ‘relating to’. Compare Westen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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