Brief Life History of Wesley
When Wesley Andersen was born on 10 August 1901, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Martin Andersen, was 42 and his mother, Mary Jane Evans, was 33. He married Muriel Leone Cottam on 6 September 1933, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 1 March 1994, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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Sources (59)
- Westley Anderson in household of Martin Anderson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Wesley Andersen, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- Wesley Andersen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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World Events (8)
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1912
Italy, Austria, and Germany renew the Triple Alliance. The alliance lasts for three more years.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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