When Jakob Losser was born on 15 October 1856, in Ebnat, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, his father, Isaak Looser, was 25 and his mother, Verena Baumgartner, was 30. He married Mary Jane Hone in 1883, in Benjamin, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 14 daughters. He immigrated to New York County, New York, United States in 1861 and lived in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 9 September 1919, in Smoot, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1858: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
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German (Blösser): unexplained. This surname is very rare in Germany.
Americanized form of Swiss German Blaser .
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