Brief Life History of Emily Jane
When Emily Jane Olson was born on 30 June 1852, in Riseberga, Norra Åsbo, Kristianstad, Sweden, her father, James Olsson, was 30 and her mother, Nellie Persdotter, was 24. She married James Henry Fillmore on 8 February 1874, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. She immigrated to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1863 and lived in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 9 October 1913, in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- Emily Olsen, "United States Census, 1870"
- Emilie Olsdotter birth record
- Emily Fillmore, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
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1854 · St. George's Hall
In 1854, St. George's Hall was completed. The site that it sits on is were the Liverpool Infirmary was previously located. The hall was built for entertainment.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Thor, Helmer, Selmer, Bjorn, Nils, Elof, Einer, Lennart, Bertel.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Olsson . In some cases this is also an Americanized form of the variant Ohlsson .
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, or North German Olsen and Ohlsen , cognates of 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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