Joseph Fiet

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Fiet was born on 31 August 1892, in Lemsterland, Friesland, Netherlands, his father, Onno Frederick Fiet, was 35 and his mother, Aaltje Wasseur, was 28. He married Glenna Nickoline Nelson on 22 November 1916, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Kanesville, Weber, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 1 January 1919, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 26, and was buried in Roy City Cemetery, Roy, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Fiet
1892–1919
Glenna Nickoline Nelson
1895–1955
Marriage: 22 November 1916
Owen Orlando Fiet
1917–1991
David Joseph Fiet
1919–2014

Sources (21)

  • Joseph Fiet in household of Ann Fiet, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Joseph Fiet, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"
  • Joseph Fiet, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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World Events (8)

1894

Historical Boundaries: 1894: Carbon, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Carbon, Utah, United States

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.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

Possibly an altered form of German Feist .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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