When Hulda Lovisa Asklund was born on 8 January 1861, in Norrköping Sankt Johannes, Östergötland, Sweden, her father, Nils Magnus Nilsson-Asklund, was 32 and her mother, Christina Danielsdotter, was 28. She died on 22 February 1865, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 4, and was buried in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Britt, Elof, Lennart.
Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements asp‘aspen’ + lund ‘grove’.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farms named Asplund, of the same derivation as 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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