Brief Life History of Bernardus Albertus
When Bernardus Albertus Denkers was born on 22 February 1874, in Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands, his father, Gerardus Bernardus Denkers, was 30 and his mother, Aaltje Brand, was 28. He married Letitia Phillips on 14 June 1898, in Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He immigrated to United States in 1888 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. His occupation is listed as furniture repair,railroad switchman in United States. He died on 16 January 1927, in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Bernhard A Denkers, "United States Census, 1910"
- Bernard A Dankess, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Bernardus Albertus Denkers, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
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.
1882
Historical Boundaries 1882: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States 1893: Bannock, Idaho, United States
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Latvian Imants.
North German and Dutch: variant of Dankert .
Latvian: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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