Anna Cecilia Nilsdotter

Brief Life History of Anna Cecilia

When Anna Cecilia Nilsdotter was born on 18 November 1837, in Helsingborg, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Trädgårdsmästare Nils Jönsson, was 42 and her mother, Agnes Nilsson, was 40. She married Rasmus Pehrsson Borgquist on 5 November 1866, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. In 1848, at the age of 11, her occupation is listed as servant girl at her uncles in Helsingborg, Helsingborg, Malmöhus, Sweden. She died on 3 June 1922, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rasmus Pehrsson Borgquist
1842–1896
Anna Cecilia Nilsdotter
1837–1922
Marriage: 5 November 1866
Josefina Albertina Gunilda Nilsdotter
1861–1935
George Reuben Borgquist
1867–1867
Selma Borgquist
1868–1868
Rhoda Annie Borgquist
1870–1871
Rose Selma Borgquist
1872–1954
Anna Belinda Borgquist
1874–1874
Heman Neil Borgquist
1876–1932
Agnes Catherine Borgquist
1879–1962
Bertha Elizabeth Borgquist
1882–1918
Anna W Borgquist
1889–

Sources (30)

  • Annie Burquist in household of Rasmus Burquist, "United States Census, 1880"
  • 1837 birth record NILSDOTTER Ceclia (b 1837) ArkivDigital B11 4(1934-1843) Image 65
  • Anna Cecelia Borgquist, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

variant of Anne , in common use as a given name in most European languages. Among people with a classical education, it has from time to time been associated with Virgil's Aeneid, where it is borne by the sister of Dido , Queen of Carthage. This Phoenician name may ultimately be of Semitic origin, and thus related to the biblical Anne. However, the connection, if it exists, is indirect rather than direct.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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Anna Cecilia Nilsdotter Nilsson Borgquist

(Note: This life story was compiled by Laura Rigby Copeland from family history records.) ANNA CECILIA NILSDOTTER NILSSON BORGQUIST Born: November 18, 1837, in Helsingborg, Malmohus, Sweden Died: …

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