HELP! flag male ancestor  Jim Oksewalok  KIANA

  (b. 6 September 1886 Kobuk, Northwest Arctic, Territory of Alaska   d. 9 November 1947 Selawik, Territory of Alaska )  

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Jim Oksewalok KIANA was born 6 September 1886 in Kobuk, Northwest Arctic, Territory of Alaska

Jim Oksewalok KIANA was the child of ?   and   ?

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Jim Oksewalok  married  Emma Akumgan HARRISON .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. Emma Akumgan HARRISON  was born 2 July 1889 in Selawik, Alaska, USA.  Emma Akumgan died 15 December 1967 in Kotzebue, Northwest Arctic, Alaska, USA. 

Jim Oksewalok KIANA died 9 November 1947 in Selawik, Territory of Alaska.

Father Kia ah roak (Kiana)
Mother Aso-Yanek (Ahsoorook Asogaruk) (1855-1923)


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Children of Jim Oksewalok KIANA and Emma Akumgan HARRISON:

flag photo of Laura Laurena KIANA  Laura Laurena KIANA (b.26 November 1922, Norrvick, Territory of Alaska  d. 20 March 1974, )
m. Richard Thomas CARTER 25 July 1949


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birth1886 Birth
6 September 1886
Kobuk, Northwest Arctic, Alaska, USA
Invention 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.
1922 Birth of Child
Laura Laurena KIANA was born 26 November 1922, Norrvick, Alaska, USA

Jim Oksewalok was 36 years old.
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 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.
death1947 Death
9 November 1947
Selawik, Alaska, USA

He died at the age of 61.
Added: 2/26/2021 6:34:18 PM - Updated: 10/29/2021 3:44:56 PM
Did You Know?America - Did you know? During Alaska's statehood celebration, Fairbanks attempted to turn the Chena River into gold, as a symbol of this source of wealth. However, through some chemical mistake, the river turned a lovely...Read MORE...



The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996
Did You Know?The name Alaska originates from an Aleut word 'Alyeska,' meaning 'great land.' The Aleuts are people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and western Alaska. (statesymbolsusa.org)

October 18, 1867 - District of the U.S.
August 24, 1912 - Organized territory of the U.S.
January 3, 1949 - Alaska becomes 49th U.S. state


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