Anna Neilsson

Brief Life History of Anna

Anna Neilsson was born on 1 April 1825, in Dalby, Skåne, Sweden as the daughter of Hans Nilsson and Faren Neilsen. She married Peter Jeppasson Beckstrom on 15 October 1848, in Copenhagen, Denmark. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 12 October 1911, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Erastus Snow
1818–1888
Anna Neilsson
1825–1911
Marriage: 9 May 1870

Sources (32)

  • Anna H Snow, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Anna Hansdr, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

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World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nils, Per, Anders, Egil, Lennart, Sven, Birgit, Fredrik, Sten, Algot. German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Gerhard, Gotthard, Karl-Heinz.

Swedish and German: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. Compare Nilson , Neilson 3, and Nielson 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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