Brief Life History of Samuel Peter
When Samuel Peter Nielson was born on 13 July 1863, in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Pehr Nilsson, was 22 and his mother, Svenborg Tufvesdotter, was 29. He married Loretta Lucinda Miles on 9 October 1885. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 5 October 1945, in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Samuel Peter Nilson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Samuel P. Nilson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Samuel P en el registro de Miles R Nelson, "La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días, Registro de Miembros (en todo el mundo), 1836-1970"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1865 · The Assassination of a President
While attending the play "Our American Cousin" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire): patronymic from the personal name Neil , meaning ‘son of Neil’, or an Anglicized form of McNeill .
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, or North German Nielsen and, in some cases, of Swedish Nilsson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Samuel Peter Nilson
HISTORY OF SAMUEL PETER NILSON (Written by his daughter, Fern N. Smith in Oct. 1958) Samuel Peter Nilson was born 13 July, 1863 in Smithfield, Cache Co., Utah; a so …
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