Brief Life History of Britta
When Britta Andersson was born about 23 September 1822, in Brevik, Skaraborg, Sweden, her father, Anders Vilhelmsson, was 27 and her mother, Maria Svensson, was 30. She married Lars Karlsson on 23 October 1845, in Gotland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died about 5 April 1887, in Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Oakley Cemetery, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Britta Wilhemson Andersson in the Family Data Collection - Births
- Breta Karlson, "BillionGraves Index"
- Breta Karlson, "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007"
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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
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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