Brief Life History of Niels August
When Niels August Abelin was born on 10 June 1883, in Mayfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Magnus Magnusson Abelin, was 29 and his mother, Johannah Maria Christiansen, was 25. He married Lavern Olivia Andersen on 4 September 1912, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. He lived in Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States in 1920 and Emery, Emery, Utah, United States for about 4 years. He died on 25 March 1934, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Emery, Emery, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (23)
- 1930 United States Census for Neils August Abelin & Lavern Olivia Andersen
- Niels August Abelin, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Niels A Abelin, "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1883–1934 Male
1887–1978 Female
Parents and Siblings
1853–1937 Male
1857–1940 Female
Siblings (11)
1876–1928 Female
1878–1878 Male
1879–1957 Female
1880–1948 Female
1883–1934 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1886
Age 3
1896 · Utah becomes a state
Age 13
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 15
Name Meaning
Muslim (mainly Bangladesh and India): from a personal name based on Arabic ʿābidīn ‘worshipers’ (plural of ʿābid; see Abed 1), which is also found in compound names such as Zain ul-ʿĀbidīn ‘ornament of the worshipers’, an attribute of Ali ibn Husayn (c. 659–713), the fourth imam of the Shiites. Compare Abdin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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