Brief Life History of Franz Oscar
When Franz Oscar Dahl was born on 3 September 1888, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, August Dahl, was 26 and his mother, Hilda Nathalia Lundgren, was 24. He married Myrtle Ruth Jensen on 27 June 1918, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He immigrated to Vermont, United States in 1895 and lived in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States in 1910 and Salt Lake City Ward 6, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 15 May 1970, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- France Oscar Dahl, "United States 1950 Census"
- France Oscar Dahl, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- France Oscar Dahl, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1896 · Utah becomes a state
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Selmer, Alf, Nils, Jorgen, Per, Sven, Astrid, Helmer, Holger, Iver, Johan.
Norwegian and Danish: habitational name from a common farm name derived from Old Norse dalr ‘valley’.
Swedish: topographic or ornamental name from an ornamental spelling of dal ‘valley’, or a habitational name from a placename containing this word, e.g. Dalby.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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