Brief Life History of Mårten
When Mårten Andersson was born on 14 February 1859, in Benestad, Ingelstad, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, "Andrew" Anders Olasson Bergreen, was 25 and his mother, Hanna Göransdotter, was 21. He lived in Rich, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 29 June 1922, in Leadore, Lemhi, Idaho, United States, at the age of 63.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Morton Burgrum in household of Andrew Burgrum, "United States Census, 1870"
- Martin Berggren, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
- Martin Berggren
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World Events (8)
1864
Historical Boundaries: 1864: Richland, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Rich, Utah, United States *Richland renamed Rich in 1868
1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
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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