Brief Life History of Anders Carlsson
When Anders Carlsson Björk was born on 7 December 1849, in Björke, Älvsborg, Sweden, his father, Karl Andreasson Björk, was 30 and his mother, Ingrid Jonasdotter, was 23. He married Fredrika Lundskog on 4 July 1875, in Älvsborg, Sweden. He lived in Trollhättan, Älvsborg, Sweden in 1884 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 19 June 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (27)
- Andrew Bjork, "United States Census, 1920"
- Andrew Carlson Black, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Andrew C. Bjork, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
Spouse and Children
1849–1926 Male
1851–1933 Female
Parents and Siblings
1819–1904 Male
1826–1901 Female
Siblings (7)
1849–1926 Male
1852– Male
1852– Female
1855–1922 Male
1859– Female
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World Events (8)
1850
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1863
Age 14
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 21
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erland, Erik, Kerstin, Lars, Anders, Fredrik, Jarle, Klas, Lennart, Nils, Olle, Stellan.
Swedish (Björk) and Norwegian (Bjørk): habitational name from any of the many farms named with a word meaning ‘birch’ (Old Norse bjǫrk). The Swedish name is mostly of ornamental origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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