Brief Life History of John Rees
When John Rees Anderson was born on 11 March 1879, in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, John Anderson, was 38 and his mother, Helena Eleanor Rees, was 32. He married Mary Camilia Sorensen on 18 December 1901, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to World in 1907 and lived in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States for about 15 years and Springville Election Precinct, Utah, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 11 March 1954, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- John ... Anderson in household of John Anderson, "United States Census, 1880"
- John R Anderson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- John Rees Anderson, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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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.
1890
Young William (Wilhelm) II dismisses Bismarck.
1899 · The Salt Palace Convention Center
The original Salt Palace was built in 1899 and It stood on 900 South, between State Street and Main Street. The Salt Palace was a frame structure covered in large pieces of rock salt, which gave it its name. The Salt Palace was destroyed by fire on August 29, 1910 and was replaced by the Majestic Hall. This Hall only lasted for a while during the remodel of the Salt Palace. The Salt Palace served as the Olympic Media Center during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Salt Lake Comic Con has been held at the Salt Palace Convention Center since September 2013.
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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Life of Helena Rees
Helena Rees is my second great grandmother on my mother's side Baptism reconfirmed 1 Dec 1964 and endowment 4 Oct 1869. Additional sealing to husband 12 Dec 1888. Helena was a 'queenly woman' …
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