Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Anderson was born on 29 March 1841, in Tryde, Tomelilla, Skåne, Sweden, her father, Åke Andersson, was 28 and her mother, Karna Olsdotter, was 27. She married Anders Magnus Josephson on 15 July 1863, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Box Elder Election Precinct, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 28 November 1927, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
Photos and Memories (8)
Do you know Anna? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (26)
- Anna Josephson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Anna Åkesdotter (1841) birth
- Anna Anderson Josephson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
Siblings (8)
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851 · Brigham City is Settled
In 1851, Brigham City is settled and named after Brigham Young.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew , + son ‘son’. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there. Legend has it that the saint's relics were taken to Scotland in the 4th century by a certain Saint Regulus. In North America, this surname has absorbed many cognate or like-sounding surnames in other languages, notably Scandinavian (see 3 and 4 below), but also Ukrainian Andreychenko etc.
German: patronymic from the personal name Anders , hence a cognate of 1 above.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Andersson , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.