Brief Life History of Ole
When Ole Ellingson was born on 28 February 1831, in Fredrikstad, Smaalenenes, Norway, his father, Elling Hansen, was 34 and his mother, Inger Kirstine Jonsen, was 29. He married Abigail Evans on 1 November 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1880 and lived in Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 29 August 1903, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Ola Elingston, "United States Census, 1860"
- Ole Ellingson Birth Record 1831
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1832 · Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Birth year of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote the lyrics to the Norwegian national anthem "Ja, vi elsker."
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Norwegian Ellingsen and of its rare Swedish cognate Ellingsson.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Biography of Ole Ellingson By Christie Ellingson Peterson
Ole Ellingson, a native of Fredrikstadt, Norway, was born February 28, 1831, the fourth child in a family of seven. Like Nephi of old, he was born of goodly parents, Elling Hansen and Inger K. Jonsen …
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