Brief Life History of Olaf Alfred Theodore
When Olaf Alfred Theodore Forssell was born on 24 September 1844, in Sala, Västmanland, Sweden, his father, Johan Bernhard Forssell, was 37 and his mother, Catharina Olsdotter, was 38. He married Eva Neilson Anderson in August 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He immigrated to Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1866 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1904. He died on 21 January 1904, at the age of 59, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (20)
- Olaf T. Forssell, "United States Census, 1900"
- Olof A. T. Forssell, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Olif Alfred Theodore Forssell in entry for Eva Nielson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
Spouse and Children
World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Sven.
Swedish: ornamental name from fors ‘waterfall’ + the suffix -ell, a derivative of the Latin adjectival ending -elius. The original humanistic form of the surname, Forselius, is still common in Sweden.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Olof Alfred Theodore Forsell (story from BYU files)
From: https://rsc.byu.edu/sites/default/files/pub_content/pdf/05%20F%2C%20G.pdf Olof Alfred Theodore Forssell 1844–1904 Residence: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Arrival in Copenhagen: 27 Novemb …
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