Anna Helena Amundsen

Brief Life History of Anna Helena

When Anna Helena Amundsen was born on 7 January 1844, in Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway, her father, Dyre Anundsen, was 38 and her mother, Gjertrud Marie Svenson Olsdatter, was 39. She married Olaus Johnson on 9 September 1863, in Echo, Summit, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 14 April 1915, in Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Murray Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Olaus Johnson
1833–1922
Anna Helena Amundsen
1844–1915
Marriage: 9 September 1863
John Alfred Johnsen
1864–1866
Olof Johnson
1866–1937
Annie Melvina Johnson
1870–1952
Theodore Johnson
1873–1874
Thorwald Johnson
1875–1962
Samuel Waldeman Johnsen
1878–1950
Clara Charlida Johnson
1881–1969
Charles Arthur Johnson
1885–1917

Sources (33)

  • Annie Johnson in household of Olaus Johnson, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C95G-JVMZ?cc=1390750&wc=Q844-45R%3A1586013704%2C1586019601%2C1586015602
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

World Events (8)

1846

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

1853

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Boy Kallen BIRTH unknown DEATH 3 Aug 1853 BURIAL Murray City Cemetery Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA PLOT 08 032 6 MEMORIAL ID 59154

1863

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

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Alf, Erik, Thor, Egil, Hjordis, Iver, Per, Svein.

Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Amund, Old Norse Ǫgmundr, composed of the elements agi ‘awe’ (or possibly ag ‘point of a sword’) + mund ‘protection’.

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

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Olaus Johnson

HISTORY of OLAUS JOHNSON Autobiography (abridged by Olaus Johnson Association) I will begin with my father and mother. My father’s name was Johan Olsen Nordstrand. H …

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