Brief Life History of Edith Marian Margarete
When Edith Marian Margarete Saaby was born from 12 November 1897 to 11 December 1897, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, her father, Johannes Petersen Saaby, was 32 and her mother, Maren Andrea Margretha Christensen, was 27. She married Louis Podeswa on 2 February 1916, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States for about 10 years and The Bronx, New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1950. She died in August 1981, in Queens, New York, United States, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York City, New York County, New York, United States.
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- Edith Podeswa, "United States 1950 Census"
- Edith Marian Margarete Saaby, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909"
- Edith Saaby, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World
At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Polish Kazimierz, Stanislaw, Waclaw, Wasil, Witold.
Polish (Słaby); Czech and Slovak (Slabý): nickname for a feeble individual, from Polish słaby, Czech and Slovak slabý ‘weak’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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