Brief Life History of Anders
When Anders Andersson Ekström was born on 24 November 1821, in Nolby, Värmland, Sweden, his father, Anders Andersson Stomberg, was 32 and his mother, Marit Olsdotter, was 39. He married Karin Olsdotter on 5 October 1844, in Älgå, Värmland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Elgå, Värmland, Sweden in 1865. He died on 3 October 1874, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Ephraim Pioneer Cemetery, Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- 1851 BIRTH: Olof Andersson, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
- Anders Andersson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- 1934 DEATH: Charlotte Ekström Peterson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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1824
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER A Gustram BIRTH 24 Nov 1821 DEATH 3 Oct 1824 (aged 2) BURIAL Ephraim Pioneer Cemetery Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah, USA PLOT 13 MEMORIAL ID 67193998 · View Source
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.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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