Brief Life History of John
When John Anderson was born on 31 October 1850, in Skälby, Uppsala, Sweden, his father, Anders Johan Andersson, was 34 and his mother, Clara Haglind, was 28. He married Edla Sophia Horner on 10 October 1876. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Grillby, Villberga, Uppsala, Sweden in 1859. He died on 31 January 1936, in Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- John Anderson, "United States Census, 1930"
- Birth 1850: Johannes Andersson. Skälby, Veckholm, Uppsala, Sverige.
- John Anderson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1852
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
1863
Historical Boundaries: 1863: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1865: Sevier, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sevier, Utah, United States
1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew , + son ‘son’. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there. Legend has it that the saint's relics were taken to Scotland in the 4th century by a certain Saint Regulus. In North America, this surname has absorbed many cognate or like-sounding surnames in other languages, notably Scandinavian (see 3 and 4 below), but also Ukrainian Andreychenko etc.
German: patronymic from the personal name Anders , hence a cognate of 1 above.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Andersson , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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