Brief Life History of Anders
When Anders Nilsson was born on 22 February 1827, in Olofsered, Ödenäs, Älvsborg, Sweden, his father, Nils Svensson, was 39 and his mother, Kierstin Andersdotter, was 39. He married Anna Lena Jacobsdotter on 13 November 1853, in Hemsjö, Älvsborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 6 May 1914, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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- Andrus Neilson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Birth Record: Anders Nilsson, 23 February 1827
- Anders Nilsson, "Sweden Marriages," 13 November 1853
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Tuilla, Utah Territory, United States 1852: Tooele, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Tooele, Utah, United States
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1852: Tooele, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Tooele, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nils, Per, Anders, Egil, Lennart, Sven, Birgit, Fredrik, Sten, Algot. German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Gerhard, Gotthard, Karl-Heinz.
Swedish and German: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. Compare Nilson , Neilson 3, and Nielson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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