John Jan Erick Andersson

Brief Life History of John Jan Erick

When John Jan Erick Andersson was born on 10 November 1851, in Norrtälje, Stockholm, Sweden, his father, Anders Andersson, was 28 and his mother, Anna Greta Ersdotter, was 30. He married Johanna Carolina Mattsdotter on 18 October 1878, in Lund, Edsbro, Stockholm, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 9 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1859 and lived in Väddö, Stockholm, Sweden for about 5 years and Richmond Election Precinct, Cache, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 18 February 1932, in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Jan Erick Andersson
1851–1932
Johanna Carolina Mattsdotter
1855–1932
Marriage: 18 October 1878
Mathilda Margareta Elisabeth Anderson
1879–1952
Juliana Ulrica Anderson
1881–1927
Caroline Christina Anderson
1882–1906
Anna Axillina Anderson
1884–1967
Amy Emmorett Anderson
1887–1974
Ada Amanda Anderson
1889–1918
Eva Victoria Anderson
1891–1970
Ester Othelia Anderson
1893–1971
Mary Penina Anderson
1895–1895

Sources (34)

  • John Eric Anderson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1859-1947
  • Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1852

Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency

The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.

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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Eric Olofsson Bylund

Eric Olofsson Bylund is the missionary who baptized John Erik Andersson and his wife Johanna Carolina Mattsdotter on Sunday, October 17, 1880 in Tomta, Sweden. Elder Bylund was born in 1840 near Öster …

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