Samuel Johanson

Male25 March 1831–16 July 1887

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

Samuel Johanson
1831–1887
Johanna Johansdotter
1827–1893
Marriage: 1854
Sanna Josephina Johanson
1853–1934
John Emil Johnson
1855–1928
Johannah Johnson
1868–1869
Albert L. Johnson
1870–
Malin Johnson
1872–1872
Oscar Adolph Johnson
1873–1949

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

  • Marriage
    1854Sweden
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1832

    Age 1

    Göta Canal opened.

    1832 · The Black Hawk War

    Age 1

    Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

    1846

    Age 15

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    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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