Brief Life History of Wilhelmina
When Wilhelmina Ahlstrom was born on 29 October 1844, in Malmö, Malmö, Skåne, Sweden, her father, Ole Nilsson Ahlström, was 42 and her mother, Ingeborg Månsdotter, was 33. She married William Nellis Bracken on 12 December 1863, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1860 and lived in Bjereshög, Bara, Malmöhus, Sweden in 1844 and Rush Lake, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 24 July 1888, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Beacken in household of William Beacken, "United States Census, 1880"
- Wilhelmina Ahlström, Birth Record, Östra Förstaden No. 8, Malmö Caroli, Malmöhus, 1844
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1845
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Joshua Breckon BIRTH 24 Apr 1804 DEATH 1845 (aged 40–41) BURIAL Tooele City Cemetery Tooele, Tooele County, Utah, USA Show Map PLOT Section 1 MEMORIAL ID 208591655
1848 · The March Unrest
The March Unrest, or the Marsoroligheterna, was a series of riots in Stockholm in March 1848, due to news of the French Revolution. As a mob gathered and plundered shops on March 19, the militia fired shots and 18 deaths. The army arrived on March 21 for reinforcement and terminated any further rioting.
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Joakim, Johan, Per, Sibel, Sven.
Swedish (Ahlström): ornamental name composed of the elements ahl, an ornamental spelling of al ‘alder’, + ström ‘river’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Biography of Peter AHLSTROM
BIOGRAPHY OF PETER AHLSTROM Written by his daughter Sarah Ahlstrom Nelson Peter Ahlstrom was a native of Sweden. He was born in Malmo, Sweden April 15, 1835. He was the oldest son of Ole Niel …
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