Fern Victoria (Mossengren) Weseman
Updated Feb 06, 2019
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Fern Victoria (Mossengren) Weseman (1911 - 1993)

Fern Victoria (Mossengren) Weseman, mother to 1 child, was born on September 26, 1911 at home, Butterfield, Minnesota. She was born into the Mossengren family and married into the Weseman family. She was born to Hilma "Helena" Oleson Mossengren and Carl "Karl" Peter Mossengren, with siblings Oscar, Arthur, Leslie, Glen, and Arline. Fern was baptized at Augustana Lutheran Church, St James, Minnesota USA. She married Laurence Fred Weseman on April 21, 1932 at Kansas Lake Lutheran Church, Minnesota USa and Laurence died on December 25 , 1994 in Big Lake, USA. They gave birth to Sarah Anne (Weseman) Gersch. She died on June 6, 1993 in Big Lake, Minnesota USA at 81 years of age. Fern was buried in Big Lake Cemetery, Minnesota USA.

Her family heritage is believed to be: White. Her nationality is: Swedish. Her religion is listed as being: Lutheran.
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Birth

 at home, in Butterfield, Watonwan County, Minnesota

Baptized

at Augustana Lutheran Church, in St James, Watonwan County, Minnesota USA

Death

 on in Big Lake, Sherburne County, Minnesota USA

Cause of death

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Burial / Funeral

at Big Lake Cemetery, in Benton County, Minnesota USA

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Average Age

Fern Victoria (Mossengren) Weseman lived 15 years longer than the average Mossengren family member when she died at the age of 81.

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Family

Mother: Hilma "Helena" Oleson Mossengren
Father: Carl "Karl" Peter Mossengren
Siblings: Oscar Edwin Mossengren, Arthur Richard Mossengren, Leslie (Florintine) David Mossengren, Glen Oliver Mossengren, and Arline "Minnie" (Mossengren) Abelson

Husband: Laurence Fred Weseman
Children with Laurence: Sarah Anne (Weseman) Gersch

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Middle name

Victoria

Maiden name

Mossengren

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Ethnicity

White

Nationality

Swedish

Religion

Lutheran

Gender

Female

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1911 - In the year that Fern Victoria (Mossengren) Weseman was born, the Triangle Shirtwaist fire occurred, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history. 146 workers (123 women and 23 men, many of them recent Jewish and Italian immigrants) died from the fire or by jumping to escape the fire and smoke. The garment factory was on the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of a building in Greenwich Village in Manhattan. Doors to stairwells and exits had been locked in order to prevent workers from taking unauthorized breaks and to prevent theft, so they couldn't escape by normal means when the fire broke out. Due to the disaster, legislation was passed to protect sweatshop workers.

1921 - At the age of merely 10 years old, Fern was alive when on March 4, Warren G. Harding became President. Previously a U.S. Senator, Lieutenant Governor, and Ohio State Senator, Harding was a popular President. But many scandals plagued his short administration (he died in office after 2 and a half years), including the revelations of one of his mistresses and the Teapot Dome scandal. Historically, Harding is rated as one of the worst Presidents.

1941 - Fern was 30 years old when in his State of the Union address on January 6th, President Roosevelt detailed the "four freedoms" that everyone in the world should have: Freedom of speech, Freedom of worship, Freedom from want, and Freedom from fear. In the same speech, he outlined the benefits of democracy which he said were economic opportunity, employment, social security, and the promise of "adequate health care".

1970 - By the time she was 59 years old, on May 1st, US troops invaded Cambodia, expanding the Vietnam War. The invasion of Cambodia was a Nixon policy, although it was argued against by both his Secretary of State and his Secretary of Defense.

1993 - In the year of Fern Victoria (Mossengren) Weseman's passing, on January 20th, William J. Clinton became the 42nd President of the United States. He beat incumbent George H.W. Bush who was seeking his second term. Clinton won 43.01% of the popular vote to Bush's 37.45%. An independent candidate, Ross Perot, won 18.91% - the most votes for an independent candidate since Teddy Roosevelt's run for President in 1912.

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April 21, 1932 - December 25 , 1994 (death)
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Watonwan, MN
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Fern Victoria (Mossengren) Weseman, mother to 1 child, died on June 6, 1993 in Big Lake, Minnesota USA at 81 years of age. No cause of death has been listed for Fern. She was buried in Big Lake Cemetery, Minnesota USA. She was born on September 26, 1911 at home, Butterfield, Minnesota. She was born to Hilma "Helena" Oleson Mossengren and Carl "Karl" Peter Mossengren, with siblings Oscar, Arthur, Leslie, Glen, and Arline. Fern married Laurence Fred Weseman on April 21, 1932 at Kansas Lake Lutheran Church, Minnesota USa and Laurence died on December 25 , 1994 in Big Lake, USA. They gave birth to Sarah Anne (Weseman) Gersch.

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