Andrew Hanson

Brief Life History of Andrew

When Andrew Hanson was born on 18 January 1838, in Kyrkheddinge, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Nils Svensson, was 22 and his mother, Kjerstina Larsdotter, was 27. He married Caroline Catharine Olsson on 28 September 1867, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870 and West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 13 August 1912, in Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Hanson
1838–1912
Caroline Catharine Olsson
1847–1934
Marriage: 28 September 1867
Elida Caroline Hanson
1868–1930
Emmelina Hanson
1870–1871
Agnes Eugenia Hanson
1872–1874
Emma Christina Hanson
1875–1957
Maude Hannah Hanson
1882–1964
Ellen Louise Hanson
1890–1967

Sources (45)

  • Andrew Hansen, "United States Census, 1880"
  • birth of Anders Hansson 1838
  • Utah, Select Marriages, 1887-1966

World Events (8)

1846

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

1848

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *renamed Salt Lake in 1868

1858

Historical Boundaries: 1858: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): from the Middle English personal name Hann or Hand + son; see Hand 5.

Irish: variant of Hampson .

Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Hansson .

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

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