Lars Peter Borg

31 August 1833–3 January 1904 (Age 70)
Sörby, Anderslöf, Skytt, Malmöhus, Sweden

The Life Summary of Lars Peter

When Lars Peter Borg was born on 31 August 1833, in Sörby, Anderslöf, Skytt, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Pehr Hansson Borg, was 28 and his mother, Ingar Jonsdotter, was 20. He married Sara Christina Jonsson in 1858, in Sörby, Anderslöf, Skytt, Malmöhus, Sweden. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900 and Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1900. In 1865, at the age of 32, his occupation is listed as tanner and saddle maker. He died on 3 January 1904, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lars Peter Borg
1833–1904
Anna Sybilla Christopherson
1853–1916
Marriage: 4 September 1871
Anna Maria Borg
1872–1908
Jacob Peter Borg
1874–1923
Sarah Christina Borg
1875–1955
Louis Peter Borg
1878–1956
Martin Borg
1880–1950
Edith Suzannah Borg
1883–1961
Hulda Borg
1884–1884
David Borg
1885–1969
Daniel Borg
1887–1961
Abraham Lincoln Borg
1890–1954
Andrew Moroni Borg
1892–1955
Isaac Borg
1894–1894
Enoch Gustave Adolf Borg
1894–1944

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 September 1871Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (13)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 3
    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.
    1848 · The March Unrest
    Age 15
    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.
    1852
    Age 19
    Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Anders, Swen, Bjorn, Evald, Jorgen, Karsten, Knut, Lennart, Nels.Norwegian and Danish: habitational name from various farms and other minor places so named, from Old Norse borg ‘fortification, stronghold’. In some cases the name is topographic, often referring to a hill that resembles a fortification, rather than an actual fortification.Swedish: ornamental name from borg ‘fortified castle’ (compare 1 above), or a habitational name from a place called Borg or from a placename containing the word borg. This surname is also found in Finland.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Borge
    Burg
    Borgen
    Borgmann
    Borre

    Sources (61)

    • Louis Peter Borg in entry for Sarah Cristina Vest, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • Peter Borg, "United States Census, 1900"
    • Lars Peter Borg in entry for Andrew M Borg and Annie M Borg, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

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