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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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
Göta Canal opened.
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.
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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