Brief Life History of Jan S.
When Jan S. Borger was born on 7 January 1878, in Joure, Friesland, Netherlands, his father, Sijtte Holkes Borger, was 36 and his mother, Grietje Jeens Achttien, was 38. He married Christina Bernards on 9 October 1903, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1925 and lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States for about 40 years. He died on 11 May 1963, in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- John Borger, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Jan Borger, Birth Record nr 008; AlleFriezen
- John S Borger, "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.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
North German (also Börger) and Dutch: variant of Burger .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from Yiddish borger ‘borrower’ or ‘lender’.
Norwegian and Swedish: habitational name for someone from a place called Borg (see Borg ), or a topographic name for someone living by a fortification or near a hill resembling a fortification.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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By profession my grandfather was a painter and paper hanger. Translated to modern day profession, he was an Interior Decorator. At a young age, he taught me how to hang wall paper. I remember that …
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