Brief Life History of Richard Alma
When Richard Alma Jorgenson was born on 10 December 1906, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, George Alma Jorgensen, was 26 and his mother, Alma Nicolena Sundt, was 30. He married Fern Larsen on 29 November 1933, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1930 and lived in Ephraim Election Precinct, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1940 and Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 2 November 1953, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Ephraim Park Cemetery, Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Richard A Jorgenson, "United States 1950 Census"
- Richard Alma Jorgenson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Richard Alma Jorgensen, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nels, Alf, Erik, Iver, Jorgen, Dagny, Einer, Helmer, Hjalmer, Holger, Knute, Ove.
Americanized form of Danish or Norwegian Jørgensen and North German Jörgensen (see Jorgensen ), and of the much less common Swedish cognate Jörgensson (rarely Jörgenson). Compare Jergensen and Jergenson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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