Brief Life History of Anna Maria
When Anna Maria Anderson was born on 17 August 1821, in Transvaal, South Africa, her father, Andrew Anderson, was 37 and her mother, Mary, was 30. She married Peter D Johnson on 9 October 1846, in Norderhov, Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. She died on 3 March 1906, in Blair, Washington, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 84.
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Sources (11)
- Anna Maria Anderstadt in entry for John Jonassen, "Louisiana, Orleans Parish, Birth Records, 1819-1906"
- Anne M Johnson in household of Peter Johnson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Anna Maria Anderstadt in entry for Anna Maria Lonassen, "Louisiana, Orleans Parish Death Records and Certificates, 1835-1954"
Spouse and Children
1813–1885 Male
1821–1906 Female
Children (8)
1847–1847 Female
1848–1848 Male
1852–1940 Female
1856–1942 Female
1858–1911 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1784–1871 Male
1791–1854 Female
Siblings (7)
1815–1904 Male
1818–1906 Male
1821–1906 Female
1824–1900 Female
1826–1911 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 4
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 9
1844
Age 23
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew , + son ‘son’. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there. Legend has it that the saint's relics were taken to Scotland in the 4th century by a certain Saint Regulus. In North America, this surname has absorbed many cognate or like-sounding surnames in other languages, notably Scandinavian (see 3 and 4 below), but also Ukrainian Andreychenko etc.
German: patronymic from the personal name Anders , hence a cognate of 1 above.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Andersson , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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