Brief Life History of Gustave Adolphus
When Gustave Adolphus Ohlson was born on 31 August 1828, in Lund, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Jeppa Olsson, was 36 and his mother, Botilla Pramberg, was 36. He married Elna Larsdotter Andersson on 9 May 1851, in Malmö, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1896 and Election Precinct 11, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 11 December 1912, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Gustave Olson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Gustaf Olsson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
- Gustave Adolph Ohlson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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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
1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Otto. Scandinavian Nils, Knute.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Ohlsson .
Americanized form of Danish, North German, and Norwegian Ohlsen 1, a cognate of 1 above, or of North German Ohlsen 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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