Brief Life History of Magnus
When Magnus Cederstrom was born on 23 February 1838, in Götlunda, Skaraborg, Sweden, his father, Nels Anderson, was 49 and his mother, Maria Jansson, was 39. He married Anna Margaretha Carlquist on 7 December 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Wyoming, Otoe, Nebraska, United States in 1866 and lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States for about 40 years. He died on 23 January 1920, at the age of 81, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Magnus Cederstrom, "United States Census, 1920"
- Magnus Cederstrom, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Magnus Cederstrom in entry for David Magnus Cederstrom, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
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1841
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Josiah Nelson BIRTH 1841 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA DEATH 1841 (aged less–than 1 year) Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA BURIAL Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 240526232 · View Source
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Swedish (Cederström): ornamental name composed of theelements ceder ‘cedar’ + ström ‘river’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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