Brief Life History of Amanda Charlotta
When Amanda Charlotta Eliason was born on 4 June 1861, in Östad, Älvsborg, Sweden, her father, Andrew Eliason Jr., was 23 and her mother, Hedvig Carlson, was 20. She married Frank Andrus Benson on 9 December 1880, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States for about 40 years. She died on 12 March 1922, in Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Eva Amanda Benson in household of Frank Andros Benson, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Amanda Eliason Benson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Amanda Bensen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865 · The Union Roller Mill
The Union Roller Mill was built to help grind the grain that was harvested in the Cache Valley and the other surrounding areas. It was later renamed the Thatcher Milling & Elevator Company and the old millstones were discarded.
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
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Iver, Nels, Sven, Anders, Erik, Lennart, Maren.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Eliasson . Compare Elison .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Eliassen and Eliasen , cognates of 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Amanda Charlotta Eliason Benson
Amanda Charlotta Eliason Benson In writing about my mother, Amanda Charlotta Eliason, I think it would be very incomplete if I didn’t first write of her grandparents and father and mother. First, …
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