Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Erickson was born on 2 February 1856, in Årdal, Rogaland, Norway, his father, Erik Rasmusson Erickson, was 45 and his mother, Malena "Minnie" Olson, was 42. He married Ellen Dorthea Danielson on 21 November 1894, in Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Webster, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Newark, Webster, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 25 July 1923, in Badger Township, Webster, Iowa, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Blossom Hill Cemetery, Badger Township, Webster, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Edward Erickson, "United States Census, 1910"
- Ed Erickson, "Iowa, Marriage Records, 1941-1951"
- Ed Erickson, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
Spouse and Children
1856–1923 Male
1868–1908 Female
Children (4)
1896–1987 Female
1900–1982 Male
1903–1987 Male
1906–1907 Male
Parents and Siblings
1811– Male
1814– Female
Siblings (8)
1841–1888 Male
1843–1916 Male
1843– Female
1845–1861 Female
1847–1899 Female
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World Events (8)
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
Age 1
1857 · Theodor Kittelsen
Age 1
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 19
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Thor, Nils, Lars, Sven, Lief, Anders, Lennart, Iver, Elof, Erland.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Ericsson and Eriksson , Norwegian, Danish, and North German Eriksen and Erichsen , or of any other Scandinavian or North German patronymic from a personal name derived from Old Norse Eiríkr, which is composed of ei ‘ever, always’ (or a shortened form of ein ‘one, only’) + rík ‘power’. Compare Ericksen , Ericson , and Erikson .
English (Lancashire): patronymic from the Middle English male personal name Eric (with the same etymology as 1 above) + son.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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