Brief Life History of Charles L.
When Charles L. Andersson was born on 11 April 1846, in Viken, Ånimskog, Älvsborg, Sweden, his father, Anders Andersson, was 46 and his mother, Kajsa Andersdotter, was 40. He married Ellen Britta Akerberg on 16 April 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Ånimskog, Älvsborg, Sweden in 1846 and Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States for about 30 years. He died on 10 December 1908, in Orange, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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- Charles Anderson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Birth and Death record of Charles L. Anderson
- Charles S. Anderson, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946"
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1848 · The March Unrest
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.
1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Tuilla, Utah Territory, United States 1852: Tooele, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Tooele, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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From the L.D.S. Biographical Encyclopedia 1901
Anderson, Charles L. - First counselor to Pres. Hugh S. Gowans in the presidency of the Tooele Stake of Zion, was born 11 April 1846 in Anskog Parish, Elfsborgs lan, Sweden; baptized by A. Borreson, 2 …
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