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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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
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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.
Possible Related NamesHISTORY 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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