Maren Haraldsen

Brief Life History of Maren

When Maren Haraldsen was born on 14 November 1835, in Levang, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway, her father, Harrald Christoffersen, was 37 and her mother, Ane Lavina Olesdatter, was 36. She married Gustave Anderson on 28 September 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 11 April 1874, in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gustave Anderson
1821–1911
Maren Haraldsen
1835–1874
Marriage: 28 September 1861
Emma Anderson
1862–1952
Gustave Anderson
1864–1865
Hyrum Anderson
1866–1928
Joseph Anderson
1868–1869
Clara Eliza Anderson
1870–1966
Marion Olaf Anderson
1874–1959

Sources (23)

  • MAREN H. ANDERSON, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Marn Andersen in entry for Joseph Andersen, "Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001"
  • Maren Andersen, "Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1843 · Edvard Grieg

Birth year of renown musical composer and pianist. Born in Bergen, Norway. Musical composer and pianist whose music is known worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to develop a national identity,

1846

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

Name Meaning

Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Haraldsson: patronymic from the personal name Harald, Old Norse Haraldr (see Harold ). This is also an Americanized form of the Norwegian cognate Haraldsen. Compare Haralson , Haroldsen , Haroldson , and Harrelson .

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

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