Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Jensen was born on 7 December 1846, in Södra Rörum, Frosta, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Ola Jönsson, was 37 and her mother, Ingar Erlandsdotter, was 36. She married Johannes Larsen on 25 November 1866, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880 and Preston, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1910. She died on 25 March 1923, in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Anna Larson in household of John Larson, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Anna Jensen - Individual or family possessions: birth: 4 December 1846; Sweden
- Anna J. Larsen, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
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1848 · The March Unrest
The March Unrest, or the Marsoroligheterna, was a series of riots in Stockholm in March 1848, due to news of the French Revolution. As a mob gathered and plundered shops on March 19, the militia fired shots and 18 deaths. The army arrived on March 21 for reinforcement and terminated any further rioting.
1859 · Logan is Founded
"\""During the end of April, David Reese and his company settled the land north of the Logan River. That area was the second permanent settlement in Cache Valley and the future location of Logan. The city's boundary was drawn by Logan's first bishop, Jesse W. Fox, a government engineer. The name \""\""Logan\""\"" comes from a trapper that used to frequent the area before the pioneers came to the valley.\"""
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Holger, Einer, Jorgen, Bent, Knud, Per, Ove, Morten.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Jens, a shortened form of Johannes (see John ). This is the most frequent surname in Denmark. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Jenssen . Compare Jenson 2 and Johnson .
English: variant of Jennison .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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