Brief Life History of Anders
When Anders Persson Björkman was born on 22 January 1838, in Björklinge, Uppsala, Sweden, his father, Pehr Pehrsson, was 36 and his mother, Christina Persson Jansson, was 25. He married Anna Maria Ericksdotter on 2 February 1863, in Björklinge, Uppsala, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 18 August 1896, in Solvarbo, Dalarna, Sweden, at the age of 58, and was buried in Solvarbo, Dalarna, Sweden.
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- Anders Biortman in household of Peter Biortman, "United States Census, 1870"
- Andrew Bjorkman, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Andrew Borkman, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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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
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Anders, Erik, Lars, Erland, Lennart, Agnar, Arnell, Bjorn, Helmer, Hilma, Joakim. German Kurt, Darrold, Hans, Mathias, Frieda, Oskar.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Per, vernacular shortened form of Peter . It is also established in Denmark and northern Germany. Compare Parson 3 and Person 1.
English: variant of Parson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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