Brief Life History of Nels Christian Anderson
When Nels Christian Anderson Vidergren was born on 4 November 1809, in Skeglinge, Frosta, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Christen Anderson, was 35 and his mother, Hanna Nilsdotter, was 29. He married Louisa Linberg on 15 November 1839, in Malmö, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1855 and lived in Malmö Sankt Petri, Malmöhus, Sweden in 1839 and Ellicott, Chautauqua, New York, United States in 1855. He died on 6 October 1884, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Andrew Anderson, "New York, State Census, 1855"
- Birth and Christening record for Nils the son of Christen Andersson in 1809 at Skeglinge
- Nils Widergren, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812
Louisiana is the 18th state.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
vernacular form of Niklas .
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