Nils Christian Christiansson Flygare

3 February 1841–19 February 1908 (Age 67)
Ruuthsbo, Bjeresjö, Malmöhus, Sweden

The Life Summary of Nils Christian

When Nils Christian Christiansson Flygare was born on 3 February 1841, in Ruuthsbo, Bjeresjö, Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Christian Johansson, was 27 and his mother, Anna Nilsdotter, was 26. He married Juliana Henrietta Wilhelmina Wetterlind on 23 September 1864, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 19 February 1908, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nils Christian Christiansson Flygare
1841–1908
Mary Caroline Isachsson
1845–1924
Marriage: 23 February 1867
Carl Flygare
1867–1868
Christian Flygare
1867–1934
Julian Flygare
1869–1880
Joseph Frederick Flygare
1871–1939
Julia May Flygare
1873–1873
Oscar Francis Flygare
1874–1934
Arthur Norman Flygare
1877–1877

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    23 February 1867Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 5
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1848 · The March Unrest
    Age 7
    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.
    1863
    Age 22
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Selmer, Thor, Helmer, Sven, Alf, Anders, Arlys, Hilma, Hilmar, Morten.Americanized form (and a very rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Christiansson or Kristiansson: patronymic from the personal name Christian , Kristian.Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Christiansen and Kristiansen , cognates of 1.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Christian

    Sources (27)

    • Hilse C Hijgar in entry for Anna Cogan, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • Nels C. Flygare, "United States Census, 1900"
    • M C Flygare in entry for Joseph F Flygare and Iona C Porter, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"

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