Brief Life History of Joseph Alma
When Joseph Alma Bjork was born on 7 September 1897, in Lindon, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Johan Gustaf Bjork, was 64 and his mother, Mary Mortensen, was 28. He married Wilhelmenia Ricks on 18 April 1931, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 26 May 1965, in Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph A Bjork, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Joseph Alma Bjork, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Joseph A Bjork, "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1901 · The Daughters of Utah Pioneers
The Daughters of Utah Pioneers was organized by Annie Taylor Hyde after she invited a group of fifty-four women to her home to find ways to recognize names and achievements of the men, women and children who were the pioneers. They followed the lead of other national lineage societies, such as the Daughters of the American Revolution. They were legally incorporated in 1925.
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erland, Erik, Kerstin, Lars, Anders, Fredrik, Jarle, Klas, Lennart, Nils, Olle, Stellan.
Swedish (Björk) and Norwegian (Bjørk): habitational name from any of the many farms named with a word meaning ‘birch’ (Old Norse bjǫrk). The Swedish name is mostly of ornamental origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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