Brief Life History of Claus Otto
When Claus Otto Bahr was born on 31 July 1848, in Stohl, Dänisch Nienhof, Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, his father, Carl Hinrich Bahr, was 49 and his mother, Anna Sophia Schultz, was 35. He married Mary Ann Grant on 23 February 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 9 daughters. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1868 and lived in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 25 October 1905, in Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Salem City Cemetery, Salem, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Claus Bahr, "United States Census, 1900"
- Claud O. Bahr, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937" - daughter, Reva Bahr Winward
- Claus Otto Bohr, "Scandinavia, Mission Emigration Records, 1852-1920"
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1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.
1864
War: Prussia and Austria vs. Denmark.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Claas, Erwin, Gunter, Otto, Hans, Eberhard, Ewald, Florian, Frieda, Fritz, Gerhard, Heinz.
North German: from Middle Low German bar(e) ‘bear’, hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble the animal, a metonymic occupational name for someone who kept a performing bear, or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a bear. In some cases it may derive from a personal name containing this element.
German (Bähr): variant of Baer 1, a cognate of 1 above, of Middle High German origin. Compare Baehr 1 and Bar 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life Sketch of Claus Otto Bahr
Claus Otto Bahr was born at [Stohl], Schlesvig-Holstein, Germany [on 31 July 1848]. He was the third son of the four boys to Anna Sophia Schultz and Carl Hinrich Bahr. When Claus Otto was four year …
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