Brief Life History of Friedrich Carl
When Friedrich Carl Ballstaedt was born on 4 November 1873, in Malachowo, Schrimm, Posen, Prussia, Germany, his father, Gustav Christoph Ballstaedt, was 32 and his mother, Caroline Wilhelmine Gutsch, was 20. He married Marie Goddaeus on 21 February 1901, in Herne, Bochum, Westphalia, Prussia. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 5, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 27 June 1955, 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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- Frederick C, "United States 1950 Census"
- Friedrick Carl Ballstaedt, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
- Friedreck Carl Ballstaedt, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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World Events (8)
1877 · The First Workers Strike
The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
1890
Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.
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.
Name Meaning
from frid ‘peace’ + rīc ‘power’; a royal and imperial name from an early date.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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Friederich Carl Ballstaedt and Marie Goddaeus
This is a very brief summary from an entire book written about Friedrich & Marie by Mark Ballstaedt. Friedrich Carl, named after his two grandfathers, was the first of nine children only five of whom …
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