Brief Life History of Emma
When Emma Arnold was born on 27 September 1863, in Waldershare, Kent, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard James Arnold, was 21 and her mother, Elizabeth Jordan, was 22. She married Gottlieb Berger on 2 December 1880, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Election Precinct 11, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 2 March 1939, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Murray Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Emma Berger in household of Gottlieb Berger, "United States Census, 1930"
- Emma Arnold Berger, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Emma Arnold in entry for Clarence Everett Berger, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, German, Dutch, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian, and Slovenian: from the ancient Germanic personal name Arnwald (Middle English Arnold, Old French Arnaut), composed of the elements arn ‘eagle’ + wald ‘rule, power’. This name was introduced to Britain by the Normans.
English: habitational name from either of two places called Arnold in Nottinghamshire and East Yorkshire, from Old English earn ‘eagle’ + halh ‘nook’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of the German personal name (see 1 above), at least in part on account of its resemblance to the Jewish name Aaron .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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