Mårten Andersson

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

"Andrew" Anders Olasson Bergreen
1833–1917
Hanna Göransdotter
1837–1874
Mårten Andersson
1859–1922
"Andrise" Andreas Andersson Bergreen
1861–1897
Johanna Andersdotter Bergreen
1861–1937
Christena Bergreen
1863–1898
William Bergreen
1866–1952
Anna Laura Bergreen
1869–1939
Emma S Bergreen
1872–1934
Hannah Bergreen
1874–1951

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

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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