Brief Life History of Andrew
Andrew Aagren was born on 19 June 1820, in Landskrona, Malmöhus, Sweden as the son of Sven Agren and Eva Charlotta Boklan. He married Anna Christina Lingreen on 25 February 1842, in Trinitatis, Copenhagen, Denmark. He lived in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860 and Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 13 December 1911, in Montana, United States, at the age of 91.
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- Andrew Orgreen, "United States Census, 1870"
- Andrew Aagreen, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"
- Andrew Ogreen, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1832
Göta Canal opened.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Swedish (Ågren): ornamental name composed of the elements å ‘river, creek’ + gren ‘branch’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
1851: Andreas Aagren, L. J. Ipson first missionaries on the Island of Bornholm. John E. Forsgren was the first Mormon on Bornholm.
FROM "HISTORY OF THE SCANDINAVIAN MISSION" By Andrew Jensen Andreas Agren and L. J. Ipson arrived on the island of Bornholm as missionaries June 6, 1851. After holding a few meetings on the island, t …
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