Brief Life History of August
When August Eliason was born on 19 January 1856, in Rödene, Älvsborg, Sweden, his father, Anders Eliasson, was 49 and his mother, Christina Hedvig Carlsdotter, was 29. He married Emma Anderson on 22 December 1884, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Saint Johns, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1900 and Stone, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1904. He died on 1 October 1904, in Snowville, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Snowville Cemetery, Snowville, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- August Eliason, "United States Census, 1900"
- August Elison, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- August Gliasen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Iver, Nels, Sven, Anders, Erik, Lennart, Maren.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Eliasson . Compare Elison .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Eliassen and Eliasen , cognates of 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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