When Cecelia Swenson was born on 23 February 1841, in Gryt, Kristianstad, Sweden, her father, Lars Swenson, was 25 and her mother, Magnel Mary Olofsdotter, was 26. She married Hakan Anderson on 2 November 1863, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1863 and lived in Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 3 July 1924, in Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
The March Unrest, or the Marsoroligheterna, was a series of riots in Stockholm in March 1848, due to news of the French Revolution. As a mob gathered and plundered shops on March 19, the militia fired shots and 18 deaths. The army arrived on March 21 for reinforcement and terminated any further rioting.
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Swen, Nels, Selmer, Britt, Helmer, Lars, Eskil, Lennart, Nils, Ordell, Sten.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Svensson or of its rare variant Swensson . This surname is also found in Denmark, northern Germany, and Norway, but it is rare there.
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Svensen and Svendsen , cognates of 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAnders Hakansson, father of Hakan, was born 24 January 1789, in Ganifta Kvislafta, Sweden. His wife, Bengta Andersson, was born in Tarstad Tirup, Sweden, on February 24th, 1806. Anders died on March …
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