Brief Life History of Niels Jons
Niels Jons Grunland was born on 13 October 1844, in Borlunda, Frosta, Malmöhus, Sweden as the son of Johnson and Caroline. He married Johana Anderson Johnsson on 3 February 1873, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He immigrated to World in 1880 and lived in Bosarp, Onsjö, Malmöhus, Sweden in 1875 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 18 May 1900, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Nels Greenland, "United States Census, 1870"
- Neiles J Gronlund, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Niel Grunland in entry for Carolina Anderson Grunland, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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vernacular form of Niklas .
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