Brief Life History of John Alfred
When John Alfred Eliason was born on 25 January 1854, in Alingsås landsförsamling, Älvsborg, Sweden, his father, Anders Eliasson, was 47 and his mother, Christina Hedvig Carlsdotter, was 27. He married Lucy Ann Clark on 22 February 1882, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. In 1900, at the age of 46, his occupation is listed as farmer sheep raiser in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States. He died on 30 April 1920, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Grantsville City Cemetery, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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- John Alfred Eliason, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- BIRTH: FHL 84,813 P-26 #8 IM-32 Enerkullen, Alingsås Land Församling, Sweden, Älvsborg Church Records, 1642-1897; index 1681-1860; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRKQ-X2N?cc=1978773&wc=Q69G-F46%3A260084501%2C260087002%2C261525901
- John Alfred Eliason, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1863
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Iver, Nels, Sven, Anders, Erik, Lennart, Maren.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Eliasson . Compare Elison .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Eliassen and Eliasen , cognates of 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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