Mahonri Alma Josephson

Brief Life History of Mahonri Alma

When Mahonri Alma Josephson was born on 21 November 1893, in Plymouth, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Andrew Joseph Josephson, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Emily Zundel, was 26. He married Flora Watkins on 16 February 1921, in Logan Utah Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. He lived in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 17 October 1923, in Plymouth, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 29, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Mahonri Alma Josephson
1893–1923
Flora Watkins
1894–1975
Marriage: 16 February 1921

Sources (45)

  • Mahroni B Josephson in household of Joseph A Josephson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Mr. Mahonri A Josephson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Mahonri A Josephson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1896 · Tabernacle Caught on Fire

On February 9, 1896, the Tabernacle caught on fire and burned. It was rebuilt in and dedicated in 1897 by George Q. Cannon.

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

Name Meaning

Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Josefsson or Josephsson: patronymic from the personal name Josef, Joseph . In Sweden the surname Josephson is mainly of Jewish origin (see 3 below).

Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Josefsen and Josephsen , cognates of 1.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Joseph with the German element -sohn ‘son’.

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

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