Geneva Mae Rosequist

Brief Life History of Geneva Mae

When Geneva Mae Rosequist was born on 6 April 1913, in Levan, Juab, Utah, United States, her father, Seymour Rosequist, was 31 and her mother, Florence Christine Shepherd, was 26. She married Orlando Marcus Anderson on 27 August 1935, in Juab, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in World for about 5 years. She died on 13 March 1984, at the age of 70, and was buried in Levan, Juab, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Orlando Marcus Anderson
1903–1978
Geneva Mae Rosequist
1913–1984
Marriage: 27 August 1935
Geneva Marlene Anderson
1936–1985
Dwight Orlando Anderson
1942–1989

Sources (22)

  • Geneva Anderson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Geneva May Rosequist, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
  • Miss Geneva May Rosquist, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1915 · Dinosaur National Monument

Dinosaur National Monument is a park that contains over 800 paleontological sites and fossils. It was declared a National Monument on October 4, 1915.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1932

Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Anders, Lars, Hakon, Swen, Thor.

Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements rosen- (combining form of ros ‘rose’) + quist, an old or ornamental spelling of kvist ‘twig’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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