Brief Life History of Anton Johan Theodore
When Anton Johan Theodore Sorensen was born on 1 March 1877, in Akershus, Norway, his father, Johan Sorensen, was 27 and his mother, Louise Mathilde Petersdatter, was 25. He married Clara Marinda Bennett on 26 February 1902, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Millard, Utah, United States in 1935 and Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 30 June 1974, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in Meadow Cemetery, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States.
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- Anton J T Sorensen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Anton J. T. Sorensen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Anton J T Sorensen, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1896 · Utah becomes a state
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Per, Viggo, Einer, Lars, Morten, Bent, Holger, Jorgen, Knud.
Danish and Norwegian (Sørensen): patronymic from the personal name Søren, Danish form of Latin Severinus (see Severin ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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