Brief Life History of James Justenious
When James Justenious Dahl was born on 13 April 1877, in Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Alexander Paulsen Dahl, was 45 and his mother, Ellen Jorgensen, was 35. He married Matilda Evelyn Robey on 11 January 1905, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Parleys Park, Summit, Utah, United States in 1920 and Park City, Summit, Utah, United States in 1934. He died on 23 August 1934, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Bessie Dahl Gilbert in household of Albert Emerson Gilbert, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- James J. Dahl, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- James Justinus Dahl, "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.
1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded
Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Selmer, Alf, Nils, Jorgen, Per, Sven, Astrid, Helmer, Holger, Iver, Johan.
Norwegian and Danish: habitational name from a common farm name derived from Old Norse dalr ‘valley’.
Swedish: topographic or ornamental name from an ornamental spelling of dal ‘valley’, or a habitational name from a placename containing this word, e.g. Dalby.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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