Brief Life History of Karna Carolina
When Karna Carolina Rasmusson was born on 10 February 1831, in Fru Alstad, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Rasmus Rasmusson, was 27 and her mother, Johanna Sophia Nilsson HOLMBERG, was 29. She married Johan Peder Mortensen on 3 October 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died on 13 December 1912, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Carolin Mortensen, "United States Census, 1880"
- Caroline Mortenson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Caroline Rasmenson in entry for Thos A Purdy and Matilda Mortenson, "Washington, Pierce County Marriage Returns, 1891-1938"
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World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Britt, Hjalmer, Juel, Petter.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Rasmus .
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Rasmussen , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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