Brief Life History of Marcus Jacob "Mark"
When Marcus Jacob "Mark" Austad was born on 1 April 1917, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Jacob August Leonard Jacobsen Austad, was 33 and his mother, Signa Andersen, was 22. He married Lola Jean Brown on 20 August 1941, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in Austria in 1988. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 20 October 1988, in Arizona, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Washington Heights Memorial Park, South Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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Sources (26)
- Marcus Jacob Austad, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Marcus Jacob Austad, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"
- Marcus Jake Austad, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
1918
The Hapsburg Empire is overthrown. Austria became a republic.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Knut, Steinar.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of several places in Norway named Austad. The second element is stad (from Old Norse stathr ‘farmstead, dwelling’); the first can be, among other things, from the Old Norse personal names Authi or Alvir.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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