Brief Life History of Wilhelm Friedrich Johann
When Wilhelm Friedrich Johann Albrand was born on 30 August 1828, in Tessin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, his father, Peter Carl Wilhelm Albrand, was 33 and his mother, Amalia Neuendorf, was 34. He married Jane Ann Richardson on 4 May 1860. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He registered for military service in 1866. He died on 17 January 1903, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- William Albbind, "United States Census, 1870"
- Wilhelm Friedrich Johann Albrandt, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Wm F J Albrand, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1847
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
1848
Find A Grave website photo indicates establishment of the cemetery in 1848. Located at the NE corner of 4th Avenue and N Street. Salt Lake City Cemetery is in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah. Approximately 120,000 persons are buried in the cemetery. Many religious leaders and politicians, particularly many leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) lie in the cemetery. It encompasses over 250 acres and contains 9 1?2 miles of roads. It is the largest city-operated cemetery in the United States. The first burial occurred on September 27, 1847, when George Wallace buried his child, Mary Wallace. The burial was two months after the Mormon pioneers had settled the Salt Lake Valley. In 1849, George Wallace, Daniel Wells, and Joseph Heywood surveyed 20 acres at the same site for the area's burial grounds. In 1851, Salt Lake City was incorporated and the 20 acres officially became the Salt Lake City Cemetery with George Wallace as its first sexton.
Name Meaning
from wil ‘will’ + helm ‘helmet’; an ancient royal name. See also William .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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