Brief Life History of Alfred Anderson
When Alfred Anderson Kofoed was born on 13 June 1870, in Weston, Franklin, Idaho, United States, his father, Hans Ancher Kofoed, was 57 and his mother, Thora Maria Jensen, was 22. He married Lucy Severn Randall in 1898. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Eden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1900 and Lava Hot Springs, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1920. He died on 9 January 1943, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Alfred A. Koford in household of Hannah Randall, "United States Census, 1900"
- Alfred A Kofoed, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"
- Alfred A. Kofoed, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1889
Weber comes from John Henry Weber, an early fur trader. The university opened for students on January 7, 1889. By the late 1920's, the college was in financial difficulty and the Utah Legislature passed a law allowing the purchase of both Weber College and Snow College from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1954 the college moved from downtown Ogden the southeast bench area of the city where it resides currently.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Anders, Nanna.
Danish: from ko ‘cow’ + fod ‘foot’, hence a nickname for someone with a club foot or other deformity of the foot. Compare Kofford .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Lucy Randall Kofoed Life Sketch
Lucy Randall Kofoed, 6th child and 2nd daughter of Alfred and Hannah Severn Randall, was born June 8, 1876, in North Ogden, Utah. She married Alfred Anderson Kofoed of Weston, Idaho, on 11 October 1 …
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