Brief Life History of Emma
When Emma Anderson was born on 9 November 1862, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, Gustave Anderson, was 41 and her mother, Maren Haraldsen, was 26. She married Olaf Oscar Liljenquist on 25 December 1878, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States for about 80 years. She died on 2 March 1952, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Emma A Liljenquist, "United States 1950 Census"
- Emma Anderson Liljenquist, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Emma Andersen in entry for Thelma Liljenquist, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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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.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew , + son ‘son’. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there. Legend has it that the saint's relics were taken to Scotland in the 4th century by a certain Saint Regulus. In North America, this surname has absorbed many cognate or like-sounding surnames in other languages, notably Scandinavian (see 3 and 4 below), but also Ukrainian Andreychenko etc.
German: patronymic from the personal name Anders , hence a cognate of 1 above.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Andersson , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Emma Anderson Liljenquist
Emma Liljenquist of Hyrum, Utah, was called by her bishop to study obstetrics and nursing in 1887. Scholar Kate Holbrook described how Liljenquist left her young family and traveled to Sale Lake City …
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