Brief Life History of Erik Victor
When Erik Victor Wallenstein was born on 27 February 1867, in Färnebo, Värmland, Sweden, his father, Eric Matthias Nilsson Wallenstein, was 22 and his mother, Sara Johanna Larsdotter, was 32. He married Alma S Anderson on 24 April 1900, in Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Ward 1, Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe in 1900. He died on 5 April 1945, in Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan, United States.
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- Victor Wallenstrue, "United States Census, 1900"
- Victor Wallenstein, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- Eric V. Wallenstein, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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World Events (8)
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Benzion.
German: habitational name from Wallenstein (originally Waldenstein ‘forest rock’, Czech Valdštejn) in Bohemia. This is the name of a dynasty of Czech counts, the most famous of whom, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein (1583–1634), was the leader of the Habsburg forces that defeated the Protestants in Bohemia during the Thirty Years War. See also Waldstein .
Subsequently, Wallenstein was also adopted as a Jewish surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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