Brief Life History of Lars Jacob
When Lars Jacob Andersson was born on 28 November 1828, in Okome, Halland, Sweden, his father, Anders Arvidsson, was 28 and his mother, Maria Elisabeth Johansdotter, was 23. He married Anna Britta Bengtsdotter on 5 November 1853, in Gällared, Halland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. In 1880, at the age of 52, his occupation is listed as watchmaker in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States. He died on 4 March 1891, in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Lars J Anderson, "United States Census, 1880"
- Birth record of Lars Jacob Andersson Swedish Digital Arkive for Okome CI:3 (1827-1866) Image 8/Page 5
- Lars J. Anderson, "Find A Grave Index"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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