Brief Life History of Karen
When Karen Andersen was born on 27 June 1877, in Rennebu Prestegjeld, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, her father, Anders Olsson Baadstoløkken, was 23 and her mother, Ane Olsdatter, was 23. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1947. She died on 21 May 1947, at the age of 69.
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- Karen Olsson Johnson in household of Gustave Elmer Johnson, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Karen Andersen Johnson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Karen A Johnson, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
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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.
1882 · Sigrid Undset
Birth year of Sigrid Undset. Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Her best-known work is Kristin Lavransdatter.
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, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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