Brief Life History of Edlef Backsenblohm
When Edlef Backsenblohm Edlefsen was born on 21 April 1860, in Norup, Odense, Denmark, his father, Niels Christian Edlefsen, was 33 and his mother, Emma Hansdatter, was 8. He married Margaret Angeline Clark on 12 November 1884, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1914 and Richmond, Contra Costa, California, United States in 1930. He died on 2 October 1931, in Driggs, Teton, Idaho, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Clawson, Teton, Idaho, United States.
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- Edlef B Edlefsen, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Edlef B. Edlefsen, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
- Edlef Edlefsen, "Scandinavia, Mission Emigration Records, 1852-1920"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865 · The Union Roller Mill
The Union Roller Mill was built to help grind the grain that was harvested in the Cache Valley and the other surrounding areas. It was later renamed the Thatcher Milling & Elevator Company and the old millstones were discarded.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Astrid.
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ellef, from Old Norse Eilífr, a compound of ei ‘alone’, ‘sole’ or ‘always’ + lífr ‘living, alive’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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