Brief Life History of Hilma Alexandra
When Hilma Alexandra Hofverberg was born on 7 December 1888, in Skellefteå landsförsamling, Västerbotten, Sweden, her father, Johan August Alexander Hofverberg, was 34 and her mother, Sofia Emilia Sundström, was 32. She married Karl Edvard Viksten on 1 July 1912, in Skellefteå, Västerbotten, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She died on 27 April 1957, in Skellefteå, Västerbotten, Sweden, at the age of 68.
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Sources (4)
- Hilma Alexander in household of Johan August Alexander Hofverberg, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Hilma Alexandra in household of Johan August Alexander Hofverberg, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Hilma Alexandra in household of Johan August Alexander Hafverberg, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
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World Events (7)
1897
World exposition held in Stockholm. First Swedish car built.
1901
First Nobel Prize awarded.
1909 · Swedish General Strike
The Swedish General Strike of August 4 to September 4, 1909, was joined by over 300,000 people across Sweden. The Swedish General Strike was the first major dispute between the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and the Swedish Employers Association.
Name Meaning
Contracted form of Wilhelmina , which has retained rather more currency (especially in America) than the full form of the name.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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