Axel John Andresen

Brief Life History of Axel John

When Axel John Andresen was born on 1 July 1896, in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, his father, Gerhard Martinus Andresen, was 33 and his mother, Julie Bergithe Christiansdatter, was 35. He married Asta Gustava Kristiansen on 7 July 1920, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 26 July 1969, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Axel John Andresen
1896–1969
Asta Gustava Kristiansen
1895–1946
Marriage: 7 July 1920
Mildred Julie Andresen
1923–1997
Bruce Ramm Andresen
1928–2023

Sources (26)

  • Axel J Andresen, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Axel John Andresen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Axel John Andresen, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1897 · The Utah State Historical Society

The Utah State Historical Society was, founded in 1897 and now part of the Government of Utah's Division of State History. It encourages the research, study, and publication of Utah history. It also publishes a history journal named the Utah Historical Quarterly. The Utah State Historical Society has grown to several thousand members and has published over 300 issues of the Utah Historical Quarterly.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Per, Nord, Vidar, Bjorn, Carsten, Erland, Gudrun, Jorgen, Karsten, Odvar, Svein.

Norwegian, Danish, and North German: variant of Andreassen .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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