John Andreas Widtsoe

Brief Life History of John Andreas

When John Andreas Widtsoe was born on 31 January 1872, his father, John Andersen Widtsoe, was 31 and his mother, Anna Karine Gaarden, was 22. He married Leah Eudora Dunford on 1 June 1898, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He died on 29 November 1952, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

John Andreas Widtsoe
1872–1952
Leah Eudora Dunford
1874–1965
Marriage: 1 June 1898
Anna Gaarden Widtsoe
1899–1990
John Andreas Widtsoe Jr.
1901–1902
Karl Marselius Widtsoe
1902–1927
Mark Adriel Widtsoe
1904–1906
Helen Widtsoe
1907–1907
Mary Widtsoe
1909–1909
Leah Eudora Widtsoe
1912–1995

Sources (46)

  • John A Widtsoe, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Widtsoe, John Andreas birth record
  • John A. Widtsoe, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"

World Events (8)

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.

1875 · 1875 Norwegian Census

Lists all family members living at each residence, including year & place of birth, position in the family, marital status etc.

1893 · Fridtjof Nansen

Birth year of Fridtjof Nansen. Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Name Meaning

Contracted form of Old French Jo(h)anne, from Latin Io(h)anna ( see Joanna ). In England this was the usual feminine form of John from the Middle English period onwards and was extremely popular, but in the 16th and 17th centuries it steadily lost ground to Jane . It was strongly revived in the first part of the 20th century, partly under the influence of George Bernard Shaw's play St Joan ( 1923 ), based on the life of Joan of Arc ( 1412–31 ). Claiming to be guided by the voices of the saints, she persuaded the French dauphin to defy the occupying English forces and have himself crowned, and she led the French army that raised the siege of Orleans in 1429 . The following year she was captured by the Burgundians and sold to the English, and a year later she was burned at the stake for witchcraft at the age of 18 or 19. Her story has captured the imagination of many writers, and she is variously portrayed as a national and political hero, a model of apolitical straightforwardness and honesty, and a religious heroine. She was canonized in 1920 . More recent influences have included the American film actress Joan Crawford ( 1908–77 , born Lucille le Sueur ), the British actress Joan Collins ( b. 1933 ), the American comedienne Joan Rivers ( b. 1933 ), and the West Indian pop singer Joan Armatrading ( b. 1950 ).

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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