Christina Hedvig Carlsdotter

Brief Life History of Christina Hedvig

When Christina Hedvig Carlsdotter was born on 7 December 1826, in Rödene, Älvsborg, Sweden, her father, Carl Eric Andersson, was 28 and her mother, Anna Christina Bengtsdotter, was 23. She married Anders Eliasson on 14 March 1853, in Rödene, Älvsborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1863. She died on 14 February 1870, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Grantsville City Cemetery, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Anders Eliasson
1806–1896
Christina Hedvig Carlsdotter
1826–1870
Marriage: 14 March 1853
John Alfred Eliason
1854–1920
August Eliason
1856–1904
Anna Christina Eliason
1858–1939
Claes Andersson Eliasson
1860–1863
Joseph Oscar Eliason
1862–1863
Clara Josephine Eliason
1864–1945
Amanda Matilda or Manda Eliason
1865–1866
Etta Eliason
1868–1949

Sources (29)

  • Christina Eliason, "United States Census, 1880"
  • 1826 Sweden Birth of Christina Hedvig Carlsdotter - Birth: 7 December 1826, Rödene, Älvsborg, Sweden
  • 1853 Sweden Marriage of Anders Gustaf Eliasson & Christina Hedvig Carlsdotter; Rödene, Sweden, Älvsborg Church Records

World Events (8)

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

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.

1844

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: George Millard BIRTH 4 Jun 1805 DEATH 13 Sep 1844 (aged 39) BURIAL Grantsville City Cemetery Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 201182391

Name Meaning

Simplified form of Latin Christiana, feminine form of Christianus ( see Christian ), or a Latinized form of Middle English Christin ‘Christian’ (Old English christen, from Latin).

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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Amanda Charlotta Eliason Benson In writing about my mother, Amanda Charlotta Eliason, I think it would be very incomplete if I didn’t first write of her grandparents and father and mother. First, …

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