Lena Maria Petersdotter

Brief Life History of Lena Maria

When Lena Maria Petersdotter was born on 13 April 1840, in Lemnhult, Jönköping, Sweden, her father, Peter Magnus Andersson, was 29 and her mother, Eva Maria Johannesdotter, was 24. She married Anders August Jonasson on 15 May 1864, in Lemnhult, Jönköping, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 8 April 1902, in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Anders August Jonasson
1835–
Lena Maria Petersdotter
1840–1902
Marriage: 15 May 1864
Mathilda Sofia Jonson
1865–1865
Carl August Jonson
1867–1891
Johan Peter Jonsson
1869–
Emelia Sofia Jones
1870–
Jennie Maria Jones
1874–
Amel Clarence Jones
1877–1964
Oscar W Jones
1879–
John Albert Jones
1881–1947
Augusta Elisabeth Jones
1883–

Sources (29)

  • Mary Jones in household of John Swanson, "New York State Census, 1875"
  • The Andrew & Mary Jones Family is Received into Membership, 9 December 1869, First Lutheran Church, Jamestown, New York, (American Born Jones Family Births also are Registered in this record)
  • Lena M Jones, "New York, State Death Index"---Died 8 April 1902, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848 · The March Unrest

The March Unrest, or the Marsoroligheterna, was a series of riots in Stockholm in March 1848, due to news of the French Revolution. As a mob gathered and plundered shops on March 19, the militia fired shots and 18 deaths. The army arrived on March 21 for reinforcement and terminated any further rioting.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Abstracted from various names ending in these syllables, such as Helena and Magdalena. In the United States it was particularly associated with the singer Lena Horne ( 1917–2010 ).

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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