When Rachel Eliasen was born on 16 June 1832, in Jelsa, Suldal, Rogaland, Norway, her father, Tollef Eliason, was 31 and her mother, Eldri Jonsdatter, was 23. She married John Bates on 15 August 1865, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Echo, Summit, Utah, United States in 1900 and Wanship, Summit, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 15 February 1914, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Wanship Cemetery, Wanship, Summit, Utah, United States.
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Fox River Settlement in Illinois begun in 1834. It was the first permanent Norwegian-American immigrant settlement in the Midwest.
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Green River, Utah Territory, United States 1854: Summit, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Summit, Utah, United States
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Per.
Danish and Norwegian: variant of Eliassen and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. The surname Eliasen is very rare in Norway.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesGrandmother Bates (Rachel) changed her name after coming to America. She was known in Norway as Ragnille Tollevesn. Her mother's name on some family records has the American spelling "Ellen Johnson". …
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