Brief Life History of Bengt
When Bengt Pehrsson Wulff was born on 27 August 1832, in Värmö, Billeberga, Rönneberg, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Pehr Pehrsson, was 48 and his mother, Ingar Svensdotter, was 24. He married Elna Persson on 26 May 1860, in Torrlösa, Skåne, Sweden. He lived in Bloomington, Washington, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 19 July 1888, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- B Wulffenstiger, "United States Census, 1880"
- Bengt Wolff's birth record - August 27, 1832. Parents Pehr Wolff and Ingar Svensdotter
- Bengt Wulffenstien, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · The March Unrest
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lennart, Nels, Nils.
Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Pehrsson: patronymic from the personal name Pehr, vernacular shortened form of Peter . Compare Parson 3 and Person 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Diaries of Bengt Pehr Wulffenstein
Title Diaries of Bengt Pehr Wulffenstein, born 27 August 1832 Malmo, Billgergia, Sweden; records relate to two of his missions and include records of persons baptized Stmnt.Resp. by Bengt Pehr Wu …
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