Anna Sophia Gustafson

Female29 September 1887–1947

Brief Life History of Anna Sophia

When Anna Sophia Gustafson was born on 29 September 1887, in Lindome, Halland, Sweden, her father, Jakob Alfred Gustafsson, was 31 and her mother, Ida Charlotta Söderberg, was 23. She married Justinus Ossian Konrad Johansson on 27 January 1912, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States for about 20 years. She died in 1947, in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States.

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Family Time Line

Justinus Ossian Konrad Johansson
1881–1956
Anna Sophia Gustafson
1887–1947
Marriage: 27 January 1912
Gladys Olive Johnson
1912–1984
Gladys Johnson
1913–
Conrad Alfred Johnson
1915–1995

Sources (7)

  • Anna S Johnson, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Anna Sofia Gustafson, "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916"
  • Anna Sophia Johnson, "Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1953"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 January 1912Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 3

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    1895 · College Hall Catches on Fire

    Age 8

    On January 27, 1895, College Hall catches on fire and is fully consumed within one hour. During the fire, many students and faculty work together to save many of the items in the building. Some of these are library books. They save the books by piling them onto the rugs and dragging them out of the burning building. College Hall is then later rebuilt and renamed Davis Hall after Governor John W. Davis.

    1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

    Age 16

    A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lennart, Swen, Lars, Nils, Sven, Anders, Britt, Ejnar, Helmer, Hjalmer.

    Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Gustafsson or Gustavsson and of their Danish and Norwegian cognates Gustafsen and Gustavsen , all patronymic from the personal name Gustaf or Gustav (see Gustavsson ). Compare Gustavson .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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