Brief Life History of Erick Ferdinand
When Erick Ferdinand Branting was born on 20 July 1836, in Torshälla, Södermanland, Sweden, his father, Eric Michael Branting, was 35 and his mother, Brita Christina Moberg, was 38. He married Erika Josefina Råberg on 2 June 1866, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 19 December 1889, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (17)
- E F Branting, "United States Census, 1880"
- Erice F Branting, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Eric F Branting, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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
1852
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Morten.
Swedish: probably a habitational name from a placename formed with brant ‘steep, steep hill’ + the suffix -ing ‘belonging to’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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