Johan Henrik Andersson

Brief Life History of Johan Henrik

When Johan Henrik Andersson was born on 15 December 1854, in Veinge, Halland, Sweden, his father, Anders Jonsson, was 31 and his mother, Margareta Hindricksdotter Vesterdahl, was 28. He married Bengta Åstradsdotter on 5 November 1876, in Fredricksdal, Jönköping, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Helsingborg, Malmöhus, Sweden for about 5 years and Utah, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 12 May 1937, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Johan Henrik Andersson
1854–1937
Bengta Åstradsdotter
1845–1904
Marriage: 5 November 1876
August Anderson
1875–1875
Sophia Anderson
1875–1913
Karl August Anderson
1877–1943
Frans Andersen
1879–1879
Axel Andersson
1879–1880
Olga Margaretha Anderson
1881–1955
Emma Betty Anderson
1884–1960
James Hendrick Anderson
1887–1887

Sources (60)

  • John Anderson, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Sweden, Church Records, 1451-1943 (Birth Record on Image 95)
  • John H Anderson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency

The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.

1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded

Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.

Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .

Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .

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

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Autobiography of John Henry Anderson

My Biography by John Henry Anderson I, John Henry Anderson, was born December 15, 1854, in Vengi County, Hallands, Sweden. My parents were very poor and father had to go from home to work in the c …

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