Louisa Swenson

Brief Life History of Louisa

When Louisa Swenson was born on 9 September 1873, in Spencer, Clay, Iowa, United States, her father, Ole Halvorson Swenson, was 26 and her mother, Annie Elizabeth Larson, was 26. She married Gabriel Kornelius Gabrielsen in 1894, in Webster, Day, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Hilton Township, Ward, North Dakota, United States for about 20 years and Harrison Township, Ward, North Dakota, United States in 1940. She died on 3 August 1948, in Minot, Ward, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot, Ward, North Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gabriel Kornelius Gabrielsen
1870–1966
Louisa Swenson
1873–1948
Marriage: 1894
Clarence S Hill
1890–
Gunildi "Minnie" Hill
1894–1973
Annie Hill
1897–1977
Harold Hill
1899–1992
Harold J Hill
1899–1992
Jessie Roy Hill
1903–1997
Vesta Irene Hill
1906–1995
Quentin Kermit Hill
1908–1986
Otto Gaylord Hill
1910–1970
Lester Hill
1913–1985
Lloyd Hill
1913–2005

Sources (12)

  • Louisa Hill in household of Cornelius G Hill, "North Dakota Census, 1925"
  • Louisa Mae Swenson Hill, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Louise Swenson in entry for Irene V Day, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1883

Historical Boundaries: 1883: Ward, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Ward, North Dakota, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Swen, Nels, Selmer, Britt, Helmer, Lars, Eskil, Lennart, Nils, Ordell, Sten.

Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Svensson or of its rare variant Swensson . This surname is also found in Denmark, northern Germany, and Norway, but it is rare there.

Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Svensen and Svendsen , cognates of 1.

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

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