Brief Life History of Anna Greta
When Anna Greta Anderson was born on 17 August 1821, in Ekebyborna, Östergötland, Sweden, her father, Anders Andersson, was 30 and her mother, Maja Caisa Mänsdotter, was 28. She married Anders Jonas Erickson on 17 April 1854, in Högby, Östergötland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 13 December 1893, in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Spring City Cemetery, Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Emma Ericson in household of Andrew Ericson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Anna Greta Andersdotter Seweden birth record 1821
- Sweden, Select Marriages, 1630-1920
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1832
Göta Canal opened.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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Synopsis Of the lives of Anders Jonas Erickson / Anna Greta Anderson
Synopsis Of the lives of Anders Jonas Erickson / Anna Greta Anderson DATES HISTORICAL INFORMATION 16 Nov. 1821 Anders Jonas Erickson was born in Aska, Jarstad, Ostergotland, Sweden to Jonas E …
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