Brief Life History of Niels August
When Niels August Anderson was born on 13 January 1858, in Hamneda, Kronoberg, Sweden, his father, Johan Anderson, was 28 and his mother, Nilla Hoken Hakansdotter, was 30. He married Jensine Mikkelsen on 19 October 1882, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Agunnaryd, Kronoberg, Sweden in 1871 and Barnwell, MD of Taber, Alberta, Canada in 1906. He died on 19 July 1924, in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 66, and was buried in Taber Memorial Garden, Taber, Alberta, Canada.
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- Niels August in household of Johan Andersen, "Denmark Census, 1870"
- Neils August Anderson,birth 13 January 1858,Hamneda,Kronoberg,Sweden, Birth Name Nils August Johansson
- Niels August Anderson, "Find A Grave Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.
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
Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew , + son ‘son’. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there. Legend has it that the saint's relics were taken to Scotland in the 4th century by a certain Saint Regulus. In North America, this surname has absorbed many cognate or like-sounding surnames in other languages, notably Scandinavian (see 3 and 4 below), but also Ukrainian Andreychenko etc.
German: patronymic from the personal name Anders , hence a cognate of 1 above.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Andersson , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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