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.
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 .
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