Rosa E Jorgensen

Brief Life History of Rosa E

When Rosa E Jorgensen was born on 25 April 1889, in Illinois, United States, her father, Peter Jørgensen, was 34 and her mother, Axeline Christine Christensen, was 31. She married Peter Hansen in 1908, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Elwood, Will, Illinois, United States in 1930 and Jackson Township, Will, Illinois, United States in 1940. She died on 19 February 1983, in Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in United States.

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Family Time Line

Peter Hansen
1878–1952
Rosa E Jorgensen
1889–1983
Marriage: 1908
Agnes Elizabeth McGee
1907–1985

Sources (9)

  • Rose Hansen, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Rose Jorgensen, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Findagrave.com for Rose Jorgensen Hansen

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World Events (8)

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.

1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Jorgen, Nels, Lars, Niels, Holger, Anders, Borge, Einer, Folmer, Morten, Bjorn.

Danish and Norwegian (Jørgensen); North German (Jörgensen): patronymic from the personal name Jørgen, Jörgen, from Greek Geōrgios (see George ). Compare Jergensen , Jergenson , Jorgenson , and Yorgensen .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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