Catharine Anderson

Brief Life History of Catharine

When Catharine Anderson was born on 10 April 1806, in Frändefors, Älvsborg, Sweden, her father, Lars Andersson, was 46 and her mother, Britta Larsson, was 30. She married Carl Frederick Wall on 29 October 1831, in Vänersborg, Älvsborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 11 February 1875, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Carl Frederick Wall
1795–1888
Catharine Anderson
1806–1875
Marriage: 29 October 1831
Lars Fredrik Wall
1832–1834
Lars Fredrik Wall
1836–
August Lars Wall
1839–1922
Christina Amelia Wall
1842–1863
Lotta Wall
1845–1846
Britha Mary Wall
1847–1931

Sources (3)

  • Katherine Larsen in entry for Mary Wall Bjelke, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
  • Larrine Larson in entry for August Wall, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
  • Cattrina Andersson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1809

Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew , + son ‘son’. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there. Legend has it that the saint's relics were taken to Scotland in the 4th century by a certain Saint Regulus. In North America, this surname has absorbed many cognate or like-sounding surnames in other languages, notably Scandinavian (see 3 and 4 below), but also Ukrainian Andreychenko etc.

German: patronymic from the personal name Anders , hence a cognate of 1 above.

Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Andersson , a cognate of 1 above.

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

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