Brief Life History of Emily Helena
When Emily Helena Hanson was born on 28 August 1856, in Älvsborg, Sweden, her father, Olof Hanson, was 25 and her mother, Marta "Martha" Stina Larsdotter, was 30. She married Jens James Andersen on 11 October 1878, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1863 and lived in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States for about 20 years. She died on 26 January 1940, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Emily H Andersen in household of James Andersen, "United States Census, 1920"
- Emily Helen Andersen, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Emily H Hansen in entry for James Edward Andersen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1859 · Logan is Founded
"\""During the end of April, David Reese and his company settled the land north of the Logan River. That area was the second permanent settlement in Cache Valley and the future location of Logan. The city's boundary was drawn by Logan's first bishop, Jesse W. Fox, a government engineer. The name \""\""Logan\""\"" comes from a trapper that used to frequent the area before the pioneers came to the valley.\"""
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): from the Middle English personal name Hann or Hand + son; see Hand 5.
Irish: variant of Hampson .
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Hansson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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