Brief Life History of Eliza
When Eliza Jensen was born on 4 January 1844, in Södra Rörum, Frosta, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Ola Jönsson, was 34 and her mother, Ingar Erlandsdotter, was 33. She married Elof Nilsson Engberg on 17 October 1863, in Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 28 September 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Eliza Engberg in household of Eloss Engberg, "United States Census, 1870"
- Eliza Engberg, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Elsa Jane Jacobson in entry for Joseph James Engberg, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1853 · Many Called to Settle the New Area
From 1853-1854, Lorenzo Snow was called with 60 other families to help settle and strength Brigham City and the surrounding area.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Holger, Einer, Jorgen, Bent, Knud, Per, Ove, Morten.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Jens, a shortened form of Johannes (see John ). This is the most frequent surname in Denmark. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Jenssen . Compare Jenson 2 and Johnson .
English: variant of Jennison .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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