Brief Life History of Ben
When Ben Bernards was born on 9 July 1907, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Willem Bernards, was 22 and his mother, Maria Sophia Martin, was 24. He married Cora May Van Quill on 3 April 1931, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 6 October 1982, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Ben Bernards, "United States 1950 Census"
- Bein Bernards, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- Ben Bernards, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1908 · The Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot
Being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot dates to the more prosperous era in the history of American railroad travel. Originally called the Union Station, it was jointly constructed by the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroads and the Oregon Short Line. The platforms behind the station ran north-to-south, parallel to the first main line built in the Salt Lake Valley. When Amtrak was formed in 1971, it took over the passenger services at the station, but all trains were moved to the Rio Grande station after it joined Amtrak. In January 2006, The Depot was opened as a shopping center that housed shops, restaurants and music venues.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Dutch and North German: patronymic from the personal name Bernard .
Latvian: from the personal name Bernards, Latvian form of Bernard .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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