Pehr Hokanson

Brief Life History of Pehr

When Pehr Hokanson was born on 9 July 1839, in Södra Mellby, Albo, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Håkan Jonsson, was 39 and his mother, Anna Johnsdotter, was 19. He married Anna Maria Olsson Ockerman on 24 June 1871, in North Sea. They were the parents of at least 7 sons. He immigrated to United States in 1871 and lived in Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1910 and Rexburg, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1911. In 1903, his occupation is listed as farmer - tried his hand at farming in salem and herbert, idaho in Idaho, United States. He died on 2 August 1936, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Pehr Hokanson
1839–1936
Mary Christina Jensen
1863–1934
Marriage: 15 April 1885
Hilda Ann Christina Hokanson
1886–1970
Arthur Olof Hokanson
1889–1889
Florinda Elizabeth Hokanson
1890–1976
Evelyn Mary Hokanson
1892–1978
Eulalie Wilhelmina Hokanson
1894–1986
Cora Lydia Hokanson
1896–1982
Ada Percinda Hokanson
1898–1976
Ebba Rachel Hokanson
1901–1986

Sources (72)

  • Pehr Hogansen, "United States Census, 1880"
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  • Pehr Hokanson, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848 · The March Unrest

The March Unrest, or the Marsoroligheterna, was a series of riots in Stockholm in March 1848, due to news of the French Revolution. As a mob gathered and plundered shops on March 19, the militia fired shots and 18 deaths. The army arrived on March 21 for reinforcement and terminated any further rioting.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Anders, Erik, Fritjof, Hjalmer, Hokan, Knute, Lars, Nels, Ragner.

Americanized form of Swedish Håkansson (see Hakanson ) and its Norwegian cognate Håkensen (see Haakenson ).

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

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Pehr Hokanson 1839-1936

[This is a digitized copy of a photo copy of a handwritten record made by Pehr Hokanson. It appears to have been written in a long (old genealogy length) bound book since the title, Family History, i …

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