When John Nichols Edman was born on 1 December 1859, in Fidenäs, Gotland, Sweden, his father, Hans Odahl Edman, was 35 and his mother, Anna Carolina Nilsdotter Sandell, was 23. He married Mary Sophia Petersen on 22 September 1881, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Grötlingbo, Gotland, Sweden in 1859. He died on 27 February 1926, in Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Salem City Cemetery, Salem, Utah, Utah, United States.
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The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Swen, Thor.
English (Lincolnshire): from the Middle English personal name Ed(e)man, occasionally Ad(e)man (Old English Ēadmann, from ēad ‘prosperity’ + mann ‘man’). Alternatively, a variant of Edmond . In Middle English, Edmund (also occasionally found as Admund) was probably sometimes confused with Edman and Adman, and the resulting surnames were almost certainly interchangeable in post-medieval times.
Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements ed ‘isthmus’ + man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesJohn Nicholas Edman was born in Fedasoken on the Island of Gotland Sweden on Dec. 1, 1859. He was the son of Hans and Annie Marie Sandell Edman. At the age of five he came with his family to America …
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