Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Johanson was born on 25 March 1831, in Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden, his father, Johannes Engelbrechteson, was 25 and his mother, Britta Mattsdotter, was 23. He married Johanna Johansdotter in 1854, in Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 16 July 1887, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (27)
- Samuel Johnson, "United States Census, 1880"
- Samuel Johnson, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Samuel Johnson in entry for Josephine S Konnecke, "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007"
Spouse and Children
1831–1887 Male
1827–1893 Female
Children (6)
1853–1934 Female
1855–1928 Male
1868–1869 Female
1870– Male
1872–1872 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1805–1875 Male
1807–1880 Female
Siblings (7)
1831–1887 Male
1832– Female
1835–1910 Male
1838–1891 Male
1842–1899 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1832
Age 1
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 1
1846
Age 15
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Sven, Lars, Anders, Helmer, Mats, Alf, Alvar, Astrid, Einer, Eskil, Fritjof. German Kurt, Gerhard, Otto, Fritz.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Johansson . This is also an Americanized form of the Norwegian, Danish, and North German cognate Johansen . Compare Johnson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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