Brief Life History of Johan Albin
When Johan Albin Schelin was born on 21 September 1860, in Åtvid, Östergötland, Sweden, his father, Albin Svenson, was 24 and his mother, Johanna Charlotta Schelin, was 25. He married Thekla Johanna Augusta Olsson on 28 September 1887, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Visby, Gotland, Sweden in 1872 and Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden for about 4 years. He died on 8 March 1918, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- John Schelin, "United States Census, 1910"
- John Albin Schelin Swenson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- John Albin Schelin, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Jorgen, Lennart.
Swedish: probably a habitational name from placenames beginning with Skäl- (e.g. Skälby or Skällinge), Schel- being an ornamental spelling of this element, + the adjectival suffix -in, a derivative of Latin -in(i)us ‘relating to’.
Americanized form of German Schellin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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