Brief Life History of Veta Josephine
When Veta Josephine Fjeldsted was born on 8 August 1857, in Ålborg, Vor Frue, Århus, Århus, Denmark, her father, Christian Daniel Fjeldsted, was 28 and her mother, Karen C. Olsen, was 36. She married Ebenezer Farnes on 3 September 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 4 January 1920, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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Sources (31)
- Veta J Farnes in household of Ebenzer Farnes, "United States Census, 1920"
- Veta Josephine Farnes, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Vetah J Fjelstedt in entry for Mellville Jos Farnes, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
1859 · Logan is Founded
"\""During the end of April, David Reese and his company settled the land north of the Logan River. That area was the second permanent settlement in Cache Valley and the future location of Logan. The city's boundary was drawn by Logan's first bishop, Jesse W. Fox, a government engineer. The name \""\""Logan\""\"" comes from a trapper that used to frequent the area before the pioneers came to the valley.\"""
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
name, meaning ‘faith’. It coincides in form with the feminine form of the Latin adjective verus ‘true’. It was introduced to Britain at the beginning of the 20th century and was popular in the early decades, notably borne by the singer Vera Lynn , ‘The Forces Sweetheart’ ( b. 1917 as Vera Welch ), but has since gone out of fashion.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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