When Carl Axel Ahlquist was born on 19 August 1857, in Håga, Uppsala, Sweden, his father, Marten Carlsson Ahlquist, was 43 and his mother, Christina Bergquist, was 37. He married Carolina Larsson on 24 July 1881, in Västra Vingåker, Södermanland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Haga, Stockholm, Sweden for about 19 years and East Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 17 December 1932, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bertel, Erik.
Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements ahl, an ornamental spelling of al ‘alder’, + quist, an old or ornamental spelling of kvist ‘twig’. Compare Allquist and Alquist .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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