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
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
1881–1956 Male
1887–1947 Female
Children (3)
1912–1984 Female
1913– Female
1915–1995 Male
Parents and Siblings
1856–1892 Male
1864– Female
Siblings (3)
1887–1947 Female
1889– Male
1891– Male
World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 3
1895 · College Hall Catches on Fire
Age 8
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
Age 16
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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