Brief Life History of Harald Haakon August
When Harald Haakon August Eriksen was born on 20 September 1860, in Oslo, Norway, his father, Erik Eriksen, was 40 and his mother, Bertha Marie Jorgensdatter, was 35. He married Jensena Christina Pedersen on 22 July 1893, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He lived in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1925. He died on 26 February 1934, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Murray Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Harold Erickson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Harold H. Erickson, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Harold Haakon Eriksen, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1862 · Homestead Act
Homestead Act was passed in the U.S. which made land available for free upon meeting certain conditions. Many Norwegian-Americans acquired land through this process.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Morten, Alf, Johan, Aase, Bjorn, Einer, Fredrik, Helle, Iver, Knud.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Erik, from Old Norse Eiríkr (see Erickson ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of Bertha Esther Eriksen
I was born on April 18, 1898, of Sena Christine Petersen Eriksen and Harold Haeken Eriksen in Murray, Utah. I was the second child, being preceded by four years by my brother, Ileard Harold, and the f …
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