Andrew Mortenson Jr.

Brief Life History of Andrew

When Andrew Mortenson Jr. was born on 17 April 1876, in Croydon, Morgan, Utah, United States, his father, Andrew (Anders) Mortenson Sr., was 34 and his mother, Carolina Nielson, was 36. He married Valeria Maude Duncan on 25 June 1902, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in West Porterville, Morgan, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 10 January 1910, in Almo, Cassia, Idaho, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Mortenson Jr.
1876–1910
Valeria Maude Duncan
1877–1962
Marriage: 25 June 1902
Hazel Blanche Mortenson
1904–1982
Clarence Ariel Duncan Mortenson
1908–1997

Sources (14)

  • Andrew Mortenson in household of Andrew Mortenson, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Andrew Mortensen Jr., "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Andrew Mortenson, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1881

Historical Boundaries 1881: Cassia, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Cassia, Idaho, United States

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Swedish Mårtensson (see Martenson ) or of its very rare cognate Mortensson, patronymics from Scandinavian forms of the personal name Martin . Compare Morton 2.

Americanized form of North German, Dutch, and Danish Mortensen , a cognate of 1 above.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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