Brief Life History of Carl Johan Ellevsen
When Carl Johan Ellevsen Fjeld was born on 26 January 1825, in Drammen, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway, his father, Ellev Jonsen Fjeld, was 35 and his mother, Anna Halvorsdatter, was 29. He married Maren Helene Pedersdatter on 15 February 1846, in Hof Kirke, Hof, Vestfold, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Eureka, Juab, Utah, United States in 1871 and Pelican Point, Utah, Utah, United States in 1875. He died on 9 January 1888, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Carl Field, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Carl Johan Ellevsen Fjeld - Published information: Family genealogies: birth-name: Carl Johan Ellefsen Fjeld
- Carl Johan Ellefsen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
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1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Obert, Erik.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of the many farms named with fjell ‘mountain, rock’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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