Mikael Bedene

Male17 September 1882–5 November 1948

Brief Life History of Mikael

Mikael Bedene was born on 17 September 1882, in Čatež, Trebnje, Slovenia as the son of Johan Bedene and Teresa Ardegal. He died on 5 November 1948, in Kitzmiller, Garrett, Maryland, United States, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

Johan Bedene
Teresa Ardegal
Mikael Bedene
1882–1948

Sources (3)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Mikael Bedene - Individual or family possessions: Death record or certificate: birth-name: Mikael Bedene
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mikael Bedene - Individual or family possessions: death: 5 November 1948; Kitzmiller, Garrett, Maryland, United States
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mikael Bedene - Government record: Passenger or voyage record: immigration: 3 October 1907; Ellis Island, Hudson, New Jersey, United States

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (1)

World Events (3)

1886

Age 4

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

Age 4

The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

1894

Age 12

Mary Philbrook was the first woman in New Jersey to become a lawyer. She had applied for admission to the New Jersey Bar in 1894, but was rejected because the New Jersey Court stated that women were not vested with any right to be attorneys. Mary lobbied with the Jersey City Woman's Club for an update to the law, which was passed in 1895 and allowed women to become lawyers. Mary Philbrook was the first woman to be admitted after the law change.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Ethiopian/Eritrean Mulugeta, Abeba, Debebe, Tekle, Abebe, Abebech, Abera, Abraha, Alem, Berhane, Dawit, Desta, Tarek.

Ethiopian and Eritrean: from the personal name Beyene, which is interpreted as e.g. ‘he resolved’ in the Amharic and Tigrinya languages. — Note: Since Ethiopians and Eritreans do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

Story Highlight

News Story of His Death

The Cumberland News, Saturday 6 Nov 1948 Kitzmiller Man Found Dead In His Back Yard “Mike” Bedene Was A Retired Miner Michael J. Bedene, 66, retired Kitzmiller coal miner, was found dead in the back …

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