Brief Life History of Lorenzo William
When Lorenzo William Anderson Sr. was born on 10 March 1875, in Bear River City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Niels Peder Andersen, was 27 and his mother, Mette Katrine Jensen, was 27. He married Sarah Olive Mason on 6 December 1907, in Box Elder, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 22 June 1949, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- Lorenzo William Anderson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Lorenzo W Anderson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Lorenzo William Anderson, "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918"
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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.
1876 · Ole Rolvaag
Birth year of Ole Rolvaag. Born in Dønna, Nordland county, Norway. He became a famous Norwegian-American author for his Giants in the Earth book series. He was also a professor at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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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