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flag female ancestor  Clara  TORKINSON

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abt. 1857 Minnesota Territory
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14 May 1878 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
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Name: Clara Torkinson
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Death Date: 14 May 1878
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Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
Age: 21
Birth Date: 1857
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B53082-9
System Origin: Minnesota-EASy
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Film Number: 1309404
Reference ID: Page 26 - No. 170

'Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FDCR-C25 : 4 December 2014), Clara Torkinson, 14 May 1878; citing Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, reference Page 26 - No. 170; FHL microfilm 1,309,404.'
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Did You Know?The name Minnesota is based on the Dakota Sioux word 'Mnisota' (the native name for the Minnesota River) which means 'cloudy water' or 'sky-tinted water.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

May 11, 1858 - Minnesota becomes 32nd U.S. state

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