Brief Life History of Maria Catharina
When Maria Catharina Larsson was born on 17 February 1819, in Skara, Skaraborg, Sweden, her father, Lars Andersson, was 43 and her mother, Maria Andersdotter, was 28. She married Pehr Andersson on 6 February 1848, in Vättlösa, Skaraborg, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She immigrated to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1866 and lived in Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 7 September 1888, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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- Mary E Anderson (Maria Catherina) in the household of Peter Anderson, "United States Census, 1870"
- 17 Feb, 1819 - Maria Catharina Anderson birth record
- : Par Andersson & Maja Catherina Larsdotter Marriage 1848
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World Events (8)
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Erik, Anders, Fredrik, Nels, Nils, Olle, Per, Sten, Algot, Birgit, Bjorn. German Bernhard, Hans, Markus, Oskar.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Americanized form of Norwegian and rare North German or Danish patronymic Larssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Larsen and Larson 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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