Anna Lena Jacobsdotter

Brief Life History of Anna Lena

When Anna Lena Jacobsdotter was born on 17 August 1821, in Kärrbogärde, Hemsjö, Älvsborg, Sweden, her father, Jacob Andersson, was 27 and her mother, Anna Catharina Svensdotter Lindholm, was 22. She married Anders Nilsson on 13 November 1853, in Hemsjö, Älvsborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Hemsjö, Älvsborg, Sweden in 1821. She died on 24 December 1889, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Anders Nilsson
1827–1914
Anna Lena Jacobsdotter
1821–1889
Marriage: 13 November 1853
Svante Andersson Nelson
1853–1936
Inga Christina Andersdotter Nelson
1856–1862
Jacob Andersson Nelson
1858–1862
Anna Carolina Andersdotter Nelson
1861–1862
Aaron Emil Nelson
1864–1938

Sources (29)

  • Anna L Neilson in household of Andrus Neilson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Birth Record: Anna Lena Jacobsdotter, 17 August 1821
  • Anna Lena Jacobsdotter, "Sweden Marriages," 13 November 1853

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1832

Göta Canal opened.

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.

Name Meaning

variant of Anne , in common use as a given name in most European languages. Among people with a classical education, it has from time to time been associated with Virgil's Aeneid, where it is borne by the sister of Dido , Queen of Carthage. This Phoenician name may ultimately be of Semitic origin, and thus related to the biblical Anne. However, the connection, if it exists, is indirect rather than direct.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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Anna Lena Jacobsdotter memory by Naomi Nelson Christensen, 1981

When my grandmother Nelson, Anna Lena Jacobsdotter, joined the church her folks disowned her. I never did hear my Dad say much about her because she died before my Dad met my mother. [From a letter …

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