Johannes Alder

Brief Life History of Johannes

When Johannes Alder was born on 8 July 1827, in Schwellbrunn, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, his father, Johann Martin Alder, was 40 and his mother, Anna Meÿer, was 24. He married Anna Barbara Alder on 18 November 1849, in Schönengrund, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Douglas, Nebraska, United States in 1860. He died on 26 July 1911, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Johannes Alder
1827–1911
Anna Margaretha Josephine Krause
1858–1907
Marriage: 18 April 1883
Albert Franklin Alder
1884–1955
Joseph Alder
1886–1886
Hyrum Alder
1886–1886
Ernest K. Alder
1887–1943
Clara Jennie Alder
1889–1932
Lydia Martha Alder
1891–1974
John Martin Alder
1894–1962

Sources (60)

  • John Alder, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John O. Bleak, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"
  • John Alder, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1831

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER Isaac Voorhees BIRTH 1769 Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 1831 (aged 61–62) Ohio, USA BURIAL Manti Cemetery Manti, Sanpete County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 37165632 · View Source

1848

New Federal Constitution combining elements of the U.S. constitution (Federal State with central and cantonal (state) governments and parliaments) and of French revolutionary tradition. The Principles of this constitution are still valid today.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone living by an alder tree or by a group of alders, from Middle English al(d)re, alder.

German: variant of Alter .

German: status name for a senior, from Middle High German althērre ‘(respected) older gentleman’.

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

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Johannes Alder was born in Schwellbrunn, Appenzell, Switzerland on July 8, 1827. He was the youngest of twelve children born to Johannes Martin Alder and Anna Meier Alder. When he was a young man, hi …

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