Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Abrahamson Persson was born on 1 June 1851, in Brålanda, Älvsborg, Sweden, her father, Abraham Persson, was 49 and her mother, Anna Greta Jonsdotter, was 40. She married Sven August Anderson Sr. on 21 December 1873, in Göteborg, Göteborg Lundby, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Farmington Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1900 and Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 24 February 1932, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (29)
- Margret Anderson in household of Swen O Anderson, "United States Census, 1910"
- Mary Abramson in entry for Rudolph M. Multz and Inez Anderson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Margaret Abramson in entry for John George Anderson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
Spouse and Children
1846–1934 Male
1851–1932 Female
Children (7)
1875–1948 Male
1877–1930 Female
1881–1962 Male
1884–1970 Male
1887–1964 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1802–1854 Male
1810–1856 Female
Siblings (8)
1834– Female
1836–1913 Male
1838– Female
1840– Female
1842– Male
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World Events (8)
1852
Age 1
1863
Age 12
1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency
Age 22
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Aagot, Algot, Anders, Eskil, Lars, Thora.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Abrahamsson: patronymic from the personal name Abraham .
Americanized form of Norwegian, Danish, and North German Abrahamsen , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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