Brief Life History of Knut Folke
When Knut Folke Fredrickson was born on 2 January 1907, in Heby, Västmanland, Sweden, his father, Karl Fredrick Fredrickson, was 43 and his mother, Kristina Olsson, was 36. He married Hedvig Magdalena Bergquist on 7 January 1932, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1930 and South Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 11 May 1975, in Fullerton, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 68.
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- Kenneth Folke Fredrickson, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Kenneth F Frederickson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"
- Kenneth Folke Fredrickson, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1908 · Utah's First National Monument
Natural Bridges National Monument was designated a National Monument in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt. It is Utah’s first National Monument but didn’t get many visitors until after the uranium boom of the 1950s. Today the Monument and its park became the first International Dark Sky Park certified by the International Dark-Sky Association.
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, Lars, Eskil, Nels, Sven, Einer, Knute, Selmer.
Americanized form of Swedish Fredriksson: patronymic from the personal name Fredrik, Swedish form of Friedrich . This is also an Americanized form of the Norwegian, Danish, and North German cognates (see Fredricksen ). Compare Frederickson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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