Brief Life History of John
John Fagerberg was born on 20 January 1831, in Vismarlöv, Hyby, Malmöhus, Sweden as the son of Peter Fagerberg and Cathrina Olsdotter. He married Amalia M. Youngstead in 1868. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1868 and lived in Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States for about 5 years. He died on 10 February 1895, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.
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- John Fagerberg, "United States Census, 1880"
- John Fagerberg, "Find a Grave Index"
- John Fagerberg in entry for Cathrine Fagerberg, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1845
Historical Boundaries: 1845: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1854: Nebraska Territory, United States 1854: Dodge, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Dodge, Nebraska, United States
1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Dodge, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Dodge, Nebraska, United States
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Egon.
Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements fager ‘beautiful’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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