Brief Life History of Anna Serena
When Anna Serena Anderson was born on 21 February 1843, in Øvrebø, Vennesla, Vest-Agder, Norway, her father, Gunder Anderson, was 30 and her mother, Kari Andersdotter, was 27. She married Jeppe Jorgen Folkman on 22 September 1861, in Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1861 and lived in Gentile Valley, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1900 and North Logan, Cache, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 19 September 1923, in Bancroft, Bannock, Idaho, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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Sources (28)
- Anne Serena Anderson in entry for George B Folkman, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Anne Sorenn Folkman in household of J. G. Folkman, "United States Census, 1880"
- Anna Serena Anderson in entry for Rachel Serena Folkman Thatcher, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
Spouse and Children
1824–1916 Male
1843–1923 Female
Children (11)
1864–1864 Male
1865–1866 Female
1867–1868 Female
1869–1949 Male
1871–1958 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1813–1889 Male
1816–1865 Female
Siblings (11)
1838–1890 Female
1840–1840 Female
1841–1841 Female
1843–1923 Female
1845–1874 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1845 · Nonconformist Act
Age 2
1859 · Logan is Founded
Age 16
1864
Age 21
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.
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