Anton Jacobson Gleason

Brief Life History of Anton Jacobson

When Anton Jacobson Gleason was born on 27 September 1906, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Thomas Henry Gleason Sr, was 39 and his mother, Amanda Charlotte Jacobson, was 31. He married Leah Ashton on 27 December 1935, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1920 and Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States in 1930. He died on 25 December 1987, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Anton Jacobson Gleason
1906–1987
Leah Ashton
1907–2006
Marriage: 27 December 1935
Alene Gleason
1938–2017
Tom A Gleason
1942–2025
Jon Anton Gleason
1946–1946

Sources (35)

  • Anton J Gleason, "United States, Census, 1930"
  • Anton Jacobson Gleason, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
  • Anton Jacobson Gleason, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

1909 · Pioneer Park Opens

A monument honoring the Provo pioneers and Indian war veterans was dedicated on July 24, 1909, as Pioneer Park opened to the public.

1928 · Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon, being named after Ebenezer Bryce, was designated first as a national monument by President Warren G. Harding in 1923 but was re-designated as a nation park in 1928 by Congress.

Name Meaning

Irish (Waterford): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Glasáin, from a diminutive of glas ‘green, blue, gray’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Autobiography of Anton Jacobson Gleason in his own words!

THROUGH THE YEARS By Anton J. Gleason submitted by his daughter, Carol Gleason Field. Note from Carol - I remember asking Dad why his history stopped before he was married. He said that Mom had writ …

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