Brief Life History of Bretta Eliza
When Bretta Eliza Jonasson was born on 17 November 1822, in Mofalla, Skaraborg, Sweden, her father, Jonas Nilsson, was 30 and her mother, Inga Lisa Petersdotter, was 38. She married Johannes Johansson on 27 August 1843, in Mofalla, Skaraborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 22 August 1858, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Breta Felt in household of John Felt, "United States Census, 1860"
- Britta Lizzie Felt, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Brita Lisa Felt, "Scandinavia, Mission Emigration Records, 1852-1920"
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1832
Göta Canal opened.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Anders, Erik, Klas, Lars, Per. German Ernst.
Swedish: patronymic from the Biblical personal name Jonas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, Danish, and North German Jonassen , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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1855-56: Ship "John J. Boyd" Johannes Johansson, wife Brita Lisa and 5 children are passengers from Liverpool to New York
The wicked Captain of Ship “John J. Boyd.” My father and Myself arrived at Liverpool on December the 9. Stayed and visited with my sister and husband until the 12th and in the evening we went on the …
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