Brief Life History of Rasmus Erastus
When Rasmus Erastus Jacobsen was born on 7 February 1856, in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway, his father, Rasmus Erastus Jacobson, was 32 and his mother, Iverine Engelbretsdatter, was 33. He married Mary Ellen Smith on 13 January 1881, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He died on 12 September 1891, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 35.
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- Utah, U.S., Select County Marriages, 1887-1937
- Salt Lake County, Utah, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1949
- Rasmus, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
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World Events (8)
1857 · Theodor Kittelsen
Birth year of Theodor Kittelsen. One of the most popular artists in Norway. He became famous for his nature paintings, as well as his illustrations of fairy tales and legends, especially of trolls.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Jorgen, Nils, Anders, Gudrun, Iver, Knud, Alf, Bjorn, Borge, Fredrik.
Danish, Norwegian, North German, and Dutch: patronymic from the personal name Jacob . Compare Jacobson and Jakobsen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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