Brief Life History of Alma Lind
When Alma Lind Petersen was born on 12 February 1878, in Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Søren Lind Petersen, was 42 and his mother, Maren Louise Pedersen, was 38. He married Meta Eliza Schade on 14 April 1902, in Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Ogden City Legislative District 4, Ogden City Election Precinct, Weber, Utah, United States in 1940 and Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 22 February 1961, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Alma L Petersen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Alma Petersen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Alma L Petersen, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1889
Weber comes from John Henry Weber, an early fur trader. The university opened for students on January 7, 1889. By the late 1920's, the college was in financial difficulty and the Utah Legislature passed a law allowing the purchase of both Weber College and Snow College from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1954 the college moved from downtown Ogden the southeast bench area of the city where it resides currently.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Niels, Jorgen, Holger, Anders, Einer, Aksel, Bent, Gunner, Knud.
Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Peter .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Pedersen or Pettersen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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