Brief Life History of Ernest Aralf
When Ernest Aralf Jorgensen was born on 2 January 1904, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Ernest Fredrick Leroy Jorgensen, was 28 and his mother, Laura Martine Emilie Denstad, was 21. He married Ruth Van Cott on 23 September 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1904 and World in 1925. He died on 11 May 1990, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Ernest A Jorgensen, "United States 1950 Census"
- Ernest Aralf Jorgensen, "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915"
- Ernest Aralf Jorgensen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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World Events (8)
1905 · Freedom for Norway
Swedish-Norwegian union was legally dissolved. Norway became a free country in 1905. Danish Prince, Carl Fredrik, became King of Norway, and chose as his name, King Håkon VII. From then on the king was a titular head only.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Jorgen, Nels, Lars, Niels, Holger, Anders, Borge, Einer, Folmer, Morten, Bjorn.
Danish and Norwegian (Jørgensen); North German (Jörgensen): patronymic from the personal name Jørgen, Jörgen, from Greek Geōrgios (see George ). Compare Jergensen , Jergenson , Jorgenson , and Yorgensen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Ernest A Jorgensen history
August 13, 1982 Kaysville, Utah A short narrative of Ernest A. and Ruth V. Jorgensen And their children, grand-children And great grand-children. Presented at the Jorgensen Denstad Family Reunion …
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