Brief Life History of Nishan Krikor
When Nishan Krikor Sherinian was born on 12 January 1860, in Zara, Zara, Sivas, Türkiye, his father, Krikor Nerses Sherinian, was 25 and his mother, Arick Bedros Hatzotian, was 22. He married Rebecca Nigogos Sherinian on 23 November 1886, in Zara, Zara, Sivas, Türkiye. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1935. He died on 23 June 1945, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Nishan Sherninian, "United States Census, 1910"
- Nishan Krikor Sherinian, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Nishan K. Sheranian, "BillionGraves Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Amnon, Avraham, Doron, Ilan, Limor, Ofer, Reuven, Ronen, Uzi, Zahava. Arabic/Muslim Sami, Samir, Akram, Batoul, Farid, Hani, Imad, Khalid, Muhannad, Nabeel, Nawal, Nazar.
Jewish (Israeli): artificial name from the name of the Jewish month during which Passover takes place. In some cases it can also be from a personal name based on the name of the month.
Arabic and Assyrian/Chaldean: from the personal name Nissan based on the name of the first month of the Assyrian calendar which falls in April on the Gregorian calendar; in Levant and Mesopotamia this (nīsān in Arabic and Syriac) is the name for April.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Biography of Nishan Krikor Sheranian
Nishan Krikor Sherinian was born in Zara, Sivas, Asia Minor in modern day Turkey on January 12, 1860 to Krikor Nerses Sherinian and Arick Bedros Hatzotian. Sadly, his mother died eight days la …
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