Brief Life History of Eva Elisabeth
When Eva Elisabeth Elg was born on 10 December 1863, in Gravendal, Säfsnäs, Kopparberg, Sweden, her father, Lars Larsson Elg, was 40 and her mother, Stina Carlsdotter, was 43. She married Oskar Eklund on 23 October 1897, in Norrbärke, Kopparberg, Sweden. She lived in Norrbärke, Kopparberg, Sweden in 1891 and Västansjö, Dalarna, Sweden in 1891. She died on 3 August 1945, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States.
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- Eva Eklund, "United States Census, 1930"
- Eva Elizabeth Eklund, "Find A Grave Index"
- Eva Elizabeth Eklund, "Idaho, Jefferson Star, County Cemetery Records, 1800-2000"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1865
Historical Boundaries 1865: Called Taylor's Crossing, Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1866: Named changed to Eagle Rock, Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Eagle Rock, Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1891: Renamed Idaho Falls, Bingham, Idaho, United States 1911: Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Evald, Fredrik, Iver.
Swedish: ornamental name from elg, an ornamental (old)spelling of älg ‘moose’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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