Esther Violet PETERSON

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14 October 1893 , St Paul, Minnesota, USA

Died

12 November 1964 , Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Johan Peter "John" PERSSON "PETERSON"Anna Lovisa NORDMARK

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Born: 14 October 1893 in St Paul, Minnesota, USA

Father: Johan Peter "John" PERSSON "PETERSON"

Mother: Anna Lovisa NORDMARK

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Esther Violet married Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" 5 July 1916 in St Paul, Minnesota, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" was born 24 December 1881 in Chaska, Minnesota, USA. Frank Louis "Jay Carling" died 2 February 1933 in Black Brook, Polk, Wisconsin, USA. Frank Louis "Jay Carling" was the child of Franz Karl “Frank Oscar” BEIERSTETTEL BAKER and Anna May SCHMIDT.

Esther Violet married (2) Noble Park BENJAMIN 11 June 1933 in Chisago County, Minnesota, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Noble Park BENJAMIN was born 30 March 1895 in Vance Creek, Barron, Wisconsin, USA. Noble Park died 13 July 1978 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Esther Violet PETERSON died 12 November 1964 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

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Esther Violet PETERSON married

photo of Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING"

Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING"
Marriage date: 5 July 1916
Marriage place: St Paul, Minnesota, USA
Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" was the child of Franz Karl “Frank Oscar” BEIERSTETTEL BAKER and Anna May SCHMIDT

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Marriage date and place from Esther's bible

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Children of Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" and Esther Violet PETERSON

Jay Carling KING

Born: 12 March 1917, New Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 3 January 1973, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Married: Carolyn Lucille WILSON 12 November 1938

Gladys June KING

Born: 16 June 1918, New Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 14 February 2016, St Paul, Minnesota, USA

Married: Carl Edward LARK 28 October 1937

Esther Violet PETERSON married

Noble Park BENJAMIN
Marriage date: 11 June 1933
Marriage place: Chisago County, Minnesota, USA

Children of Noble Park BENJAMIN and Esther Violet PETERSON

Allen Phillip BENJAMIN

Born: 19 June 1934, Clear Lake, Polk, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 6 August 1998, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Birth — 1893
14 October 1893
St Paul, Minnesota, USA

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Is this her?
name: Ester Petterson
birthplace: Minnesota
relationship to head of household: Daughter
residence: St Paul Ward 1, Ramsey, Minnesota
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Sweden
mother's birthplace: Sweden
family number: 262
page number: 13
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self August Petterson M 50y Sweden
wife Emma Petterson F 52y Sweden
son Albert Petterson M 26y Minnesota
son Charley Petterson M 19y Minnesota
dau Ester Petterson F 16y Minnesota
son John Petterson M 14y Minnesota
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1916 Marriage / Partner
Esther Violet PETERSON and Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" 5 July 1916, St Paul, Minnesota, USA

She was 22 years old.

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 Birth of Child
Jay Carling KING was born 12 March 1917, New Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA

Esther Violet was 23 years old.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1918 Birth of Child
Gladys June KING was born 16 June 1918, New Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA

Esther Violet was 24 years old.

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
name: Esther King
residence: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
estimated birth year: 1894
age: 26
birthplace: Minnesota
relationship to head of household: Wife
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820856
digital folder number: 4312204
image number: 00036
sheet number: 15
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Jay C King M 29y Minnesota
wife Esther King F 26y Minnesota
son Jay C King M 2y9m Wisconsin
dau Gladys J King F 1y1m Wisconsin
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Lent, Chisago, Minnesota
name: Esther V King
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Lent, Chisago, Minnesota
gender: Female
age: 36
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Minnesota
estimated birth year: 1894
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Wisconsin
mother's birthplace: Minnesota
enumeration district number: 0009
family number: 17
sheet number and letter: 1B
line number: 57
nara publication: T626, roll 1083
film number: 2340818
digital folder number: 4610037
image number: 00133
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Jay C King M 38 Minnesota
wife Esther V King F 36 Minnesota
son Jay C King M 13 Wisconsin
daughter Gladys J King F 11 Wisconsin
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 Marriage / Partner
Esther Violet PETERSON and Noble Park BENJAMIN 11 June 1933, Chisago County, Minnesota, USA

She was 39 years old.

1933 Death of Spouse/Partner
Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" died 2 February 1933, Black Brook, Polk, Wisconsin, USA

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1934 Birth of Child
Allen Phillip BENJAMIN was born 19 June 1934, Clear Lake, Polk, Wisconsin, USA

Esther Violet was 40 years old.

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

Death — 1964
12 November 1964
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
She died at the age of 71.

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