When Edward Erickson was born on 2 February 1856, in Årdal, Rogaland, Norway, his father, Erik Rasmusson Erickson, was 45 and his mother, Malena "Minnie" Olson, was 42. He married Ellen Dorthea Danielson on 21 November 1894, in Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Webster, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Newark, Webster, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 25 July 1923, in Badger Township, Webster, Iowa, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Blossom Hill Cemetery, Badger Township, Webster, Iowa, United States.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Thor, Nils, Lars, Sven, Lief, Anders, Lennart, Iver, Elof, Erland.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Ericsson and Eriksson , Norwegian, Danish, and North German Eriksen and Erichsen , or of any other Scandinavian or North German patronymic from a personal name derived from Old Norse Eiríkr, which is composed of ei ‘ever, always’ (or a shortened form of ein ‘one, only’) + rík ‘power’. Compare Ericksen , Ericson , and Erikson .
English (Lancashire): patronymic from the Middle English male personal name Eric (with the same etymology as 1 above) + son.
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