Liv Eriksdatter

Brief Life History of Liv

When Liv Eriksdatter was born on 14 July 1836, in Tinn, Telemark, Norway, her father, Eric Gautesson Midtboen Hogan, was 35 and her mother, Helga Knudsdatter, was 27. She married Christian Larsen Hyer on 7 March 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 16 September 1862, in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 26, and was buried in Richmond City Cemetery, Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Christian Larsen Hyer
1817–1901
Liv Eriksdatter
1836–1862
Marriage: 7 March 1854
Lovina Hyer
1856–1937
Ira Hyer
1859–1881
Oliver Hyer
1862–1862

Sources (16)

  • Lovina Hogan in household of Eric G M Hogan, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Lavinia Ericsen Hogan Hyer, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Lovina Hougan, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

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World Events (7)

1843 · Edvard Grieg

Birth year of renown musical composer and pianist. Born in Bergen, Norway. Musical composer and pianist whose music is known worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to develop a national identity,

1845 · Nonconformist Act

The Nonconformist Act recognized Christian dissenter churches. It became legal to organize churches of other denominations.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

Name Meaning

From an Old Norse personal name identical in form with the vocabulary word hlíf ‘defence, protection’. In modern use it is often associated with Norwegian liv ‘life’, and is sometimes taken as a short form of Elisabet .

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

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