Brief Life History of Laura Christina
When Laura Christina Lundberg was born on 7 April 1840, in Trollhättan, Älvsborg, Sweden, her father, Solomon Lundberg Jr., was 24 and her mother, Christina Andersdotter, was 22. She married Rasmus Berndtsson on 22 December 1861, in Domkyrkoförsamlingen, Göteborg, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 28 November 1922, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
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- Laura Benson in household of Rasmuss Benson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
- Laura Berntson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
Spouse and Children
Children (6)
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Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Christian Barfuss BIRTH 1 Jun 1800 Bern, Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Switzerland DEATH 16 Apr 1847 (aged 46) Bern, Switzerland BURIAL Logan City Cemetery Logan, Cache County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 27371672
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nils, Lennart, Anders, Bjorn, Britt, Knut, Algot, Bernt, Fredrik, Helmer, Holger.
Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements lund‘grove’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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