Helmer Johnson "HJ" Bloomquist

Brief Life History of Helmer Johnson "HJ"

When Helmer Johnson "HJ" Bloomquist was born on 3 September 1908, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Johan Axel Valfred Bloomquist, was 22 and his mother, Hilma Paulina Jonsson, was 24. He married June Van Wagoner on 19 January 1933, in Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1935 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 6 June 1971, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Helmer Johnson "HJ" Bloomquist
1908–1971
June Van Wagoner
1908–1941
Marriage: 19 January 1933
Hilma Dyann Bloomquist
1934–2017
Margarette Bonnie Bloomquist
1938–2021

Sources (27)

  • Helmer J Bloomquist, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Helmer J Bloomquist, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
  • Helmer Johnson Bloomquist, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

1909 · The Cathedral of the Madeleine

The Cathedral of the Madeleine is a Roman Catholic church that was completed in 1909 and currently serves as a cathedral for the Catholic community in Salt Lake City. It is the only cathedral in the U.S. under the patronage of St. Mary Magdalene.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bertel, Erik, Erland.

Americanized form of Swedish Blomquist .

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

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