Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Bergeson was born on 7 September 1872, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Niels Bergeson, was 32 and his mother, Olive Matilda Jensen, was 30. He married Medora Adelaide Call on 11 April 1901, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Lewiston Election Precinct, Cache, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 10 July 1948, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph Bergeson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Joseph Bergeson, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Joseph Bergerson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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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.
1877 · Logan's First Stake is Formed
Eighteen years after the first ward was established and the population of the valley increased exponentially, the first Stake was established.
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
Americanized form of Norwegian Bergesen or its cognate Børgesen (see Borgeson ), and also of Bergersen (see Bergerson ).
Americanized form of Swedish Börjesson or Börgesson (see Borgeson ), and probably also of Birgersson, cognates of 1. Compare Burgeson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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