Ola Nilsson Liljenquist

Brief Life History of Ola Nilsson

When Ola Nilsson Liljenquist was born on 23 September 1825, in Ignaberga, Göinge västra, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Nils Tykesson, was 26 and his mother, Benta Larson Akerberg, was 33. He married Anna Christine Hansen Jacobsen in 1848, in Copenhagen, København, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 24 April 1906, in Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Hyrum City Cemetery, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Ola Nilsson Liljenquist
1825–1906
Anna Christine Hansen Jacobsen
1822–1903
Marriage: 1848
Theodore Nicoli Liljenquist
1849–1924
Otto Charles Liljenquist
1850–1854
Clara Johanna Josephine Liljenquist
1853–1927
Olaf Oscar Liljenquist
1855–1921
Harold Frietoff Liljenquist
1857–1936
Anne Christine Liljenquist
1858–1860

Sources (76)

  • Jos Lillingguist, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Ola Nilsson Birth record in Kyrkoböcker; ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-YS6F-GP4
  • Marriage Banns Record in Sweden, Kristianstad Church Records, 1585-1910; index 1646-1860; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-YS6F-PSX?cc=1978124&wc=MCXH-K6K%3A259295301%2C259504801%2C260340101

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1832

Göta Canal opened.

1856

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Jean Pierre “Peter” Stalle' BIRTH 25 Dec 1803 Angrogna, Città Metropolitana di Torino, Piemonte, Italy DEATH 17 Aug 1856 (aged 52) Wyoming, USA CENOTAPH Hyrum City Cemetery Hyrum, Cache County, Utah, USA Show Map MEMORIAL ID 210905806

Name Meaning

Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements lilja ‘lily’ (in a German-influenced form) + quist, an old or ornamental spelling of kvist ‘twig’.

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

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Dorius History translated by John Dorius and rewritten by L.S.Dorius

Nicoli Dorius My Grandfather Nicoli Dorius was born September 21, 1804, at Caphag, a small village some distance from Copenhagen, Denmark. Father describes Denmark as being a beautiful country with …

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