When Gustava Amelia Lundström was born on 17 February 1836, in Skurup, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Niels Henry Lundstrom, was 33 and her mother, Christina Svensson, was 23. She married Nils Månsson Capson on 5 February 1854. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1855. She died on 16 August 1914, in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Gunnison Cemetery, Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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.
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lennart, Lars, Arlis, Bertel, Elof, Johan, Ove.
Swedish (Lundström): ornamental name composed of theelements lund ‘grove’ + ström ‘river’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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