Brief Life History of Joseph Lind
Joseph Lind Petersen was born on 15 July 1876, in Akershus, Norway. He married Ida Sophia Anderson on 20 May 1902, in Weber, Utah, United States. He immigrated to World in 1899 and lived in Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States for about 20 years and Huntsville Election Precinct, Weber, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 16 November 1963, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph L Petersen, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: Joseph Lin Frank - Memory of Someone: My memory: birth-name: Joseph Lin Frank Petersen
- Joseph L Petersen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1889
Weber comes from John Henry Weber, an early fur trader. The university opened for students on January 7, 1889. By the late 1920's, the college was in financial difficulty and the Utah Legislature passed a law allowing the purchase of both Weber College and Snow College from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1954 the college moved from downtown Ogden the southeast bench area of the city where it resides currently.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Niels, Jorgen, Holger, Anders, Einer, Aksel, Bent, Gunner, Knud.
Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Peter .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Pedersen or Pettersen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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He Loved a Parade
I remember every time there was a parade in downtown Ogden, Uncle Joe would invite us up to his apartment to watch the parade from his window. It was great having a bird's-eye view and a Baby Ruth ca …
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