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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- 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
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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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