When Claus Hjalmar Rostrom was born on 31 December 1880, in Helgesta, Södermanland, Sweden, his father, Lars Wilhelm Råström, was 58 and his mother, Anna Katarina Ersdotter, was 40. He married Signe Caroline Johanson on 9 May 1906, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1902 and lived in Elberta, Utah, Utah, United States in 1920 and Mammoth Election Precinct, Juab, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 13 April 1958, in Mammoth, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Eureka, Juab, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries 1895: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Knute, Thor, Alf, Berger, Erik, Maren, Nels, Niels, Ylva.
Swedish (Boström): ornamental name composed of the elements bo ‘dwelling, farm’ + ström ‘river’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Dad would often tell me stories of his days growing up in Eureka. He would spend a lot of time in Mammoth at the homes of Claus and Signe Rostrom, his great-grandparents, and his grandparents Clarenc …
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