Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Friesen was born on 20 January 1913, her father, Abraham Classen Friesen, was 25 and her mother, Elizabeth A. Friesen, was 28. She died on 10 November 1999, in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 86.
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Family Time Line
Abraham Classen Friesen
1887–1975
Elizabeth A. Friesen
1884–1925
Albert Friesen
1909–1909
Frank Friesen
1911–
Elizabeth Friesen
1913–1999
Edna Mae Friesen
1920–2020
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Parents and Siblings
1887–1975 Male
1884–1925 Female
Siblings (4)
1909–1909 Male
1911– Male
1913–1999 Female
1920–2020 Female
World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 3
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1917
Age 4
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
Age 24
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
German and Dutch: patronymic from Fries .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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