Brief Life History of Charles Pehr
When Charles Pehr Andersson was born on 2 January 1856, in Ledsjö, Skaraborg, Sweden, his father, Pehr Andersson, was 35 and his mother, Maria Catharina Larsson, was 36. He married Anna Louisa Anderson on 3 October 1877, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States in 1908 and lived in St Johns Precinct, Apache, Arizona, United States in 1900. He died on 8 March 1926, in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States.
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Sources (33)
- Charles P Anderson, "United States Census, 1900"
- Charles P Anderson im Eintrag für Lettie Frances Anderson, „Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930“
- Charles P. Anderson, "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1873
Historical Boundaries: 1873: Yavapai, Arizona Territory, United States 1879: Apache, Arizona Territory, United States 1912: Apache, Arizona, United States
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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The Anderson Family's Pump Organ
On January 18, 1887, the Anderson family received a Mason and Hamlin organ from Chicago. It cost $131.50. Anna Louise, who was a very skilled musician, taught all of her children, and many other peopl …
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