Gustaf Anderson

Brief Life History of Gustaf

When Gustaf Anderson was born on 7 April 1823, in Kinne-Kleva, Skaraborg, Sweden, his father, Andreas Andersson, was 42 and his mother, Stina Håkansdotter, was 37. He married Mary Christina Johnsson in December 1857, in Kinne-Kleva, Skaraborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 11 June 1901, in Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gustaf Anderson
1823–1901
Mary Christina Johnsson
1836–1930
Marriage: December 1857
Anna Christina Anderson
1858–1935
Andrew John Anderson
1860–1943
Rebecca Anderson
1863–1865
Mrs. John Anderson
1863–1893
Sven Orson Anderson
1864–1912
Emil Anderson
1867–1869
Mary Louisa Anderson
1870–1932
Emma Elizabeth Anderson
1872–1893
Gustaf Adolf Anderson
1874–1874
Hannah Charlotta Lottie Anderson
1875–1957
Emil Anderson
1877–1960
Ida Sophia Anderson
1880–1945

Sources (37)

  • Gus Andersen, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Klefva, Skaraborg, Sweden parish birth records
  • RUSTAP ANDERSON, "BillionGraves Index"

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

Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew , + son ‘son’. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there. Legend has it that the saint's relics were taken to Scotland in the 4th century by a certain Saint Regulus. In North America, this surname has absorbed many cognate or like-sounding surnames in other languages, notably Scandinavian (see 3 and 4 below), but also Ukrainian Andreychenko etc.

German: patronymic from the personal name Anders , hence a cognate of 1 above.

Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Andersson , a cognate of 1 above.

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

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Gustave Anderson Biography

Gustave Anderson was born 7 April, 1824 at Kinne Kleva, Vestergotland, Sweden. That country at that time was divided into distinct classes. Most of the people were poor and did not own land. There wer …

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