Brief Life History of Hilda Amalia
When Hilda Amalia Ahlgren was born on 28 June 1834, in Göteborg, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden, her father, Carl Bernt Ahlgren, was 34 and her mother, Amalia Charlotta Skarberg Anderson, was 24. She married Jonas Otterstrom on 27 September 1857, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 31 December 1910, in Cleveland, Emery, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Cleveland Cemetery, Cleveland, Emery, Utah, United States.
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- Hilda A Otterson in household of Jonas Otterson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Hilda Amalia Otterstrom, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Hilda Amelia in entry for Carl Otterstrom, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1848 · The March Unrest
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.
1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Britt, Lennart, Nils.
Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements ahl, an ornamental spelling of al ‘alder’, + gren ‘branch’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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