Kajsa Andersdotter

Brief Life History of Kajsa

When Kajsa Andersdotter was born on 5 October 1805, in Viken, Ånimskog, Älvsborg, Sweden, her father, Anders Pärsson, was 23 and her mother, Stina May Jonsdotter, was 28. She married Anders Andersson on 29 December 1826, in Ånimskog, Älvsborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to New York County, New York, United States in 1862 and lived in Ånimskog, Älvsborg, Sweden in 1805. She died on 25 August 1885, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Grantsville City Cemetery, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Anders Andersson
1799–1869
Kajsa Andersdotter
1805–1885
Marriage: 29 December 1826
Anna Stina Andersdotter
1827–1864
Brita Maria Andersotter
1829–1845
Anders Fredrick Anderson
1833–1895
Katarina Andreasdotter
1834–
Johannes Andersson
1835–1912
Olof Andersson
1837–
Peter Magnus Andersson
1839–1914
Andreas Andersson
1840–
Calle Andersson
1842–1844
Charles L. Andersson
1846–1908
Anna Lena Andersdotter
1846–1939
Jan Magnus Andersson
1850–
Gustave Anderson
1850–1928

Sources (56)

  • Carson Andersen, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Kajsa Andersdotter, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1809

Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.

1832

Göta Canal opened.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Ethiopian Abraha, Alemayehu, Getachew, Mekonnen, Theodros, Abera, Aklilu, Berhan, Berhane, Dawit, Hailemariam, Kassa.

Ethiopian: from the male personal name Kassa, meaning ‘compensation’ in the Amharic language. — Note: Since Ethiopians do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

Hungarian: habitational name from a place so named, which was established by Saxon settlers in Abauj County in former Upper Hungary, now part of Slovakia (named Košice).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Kajsa in Grantsville

Anders Anderson was a farmer and carpenter, and through his leadership and the cooperation of his family, the Anderson family became very prosperous. As the children married, Anders helped them all b …

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