Sophia Fredrickson Stromberg
10 April 1841 - 22 April 1929
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Birth
10 April 1841
Skaraborg, Sweden
Death
22 April 1929
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Burial
1929
Sanpete County
Alternate Names
Given Name
Sophia Fredrickson
Last Name
Stromberg
Married Names
Johnson
Family
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Parents
Mother: Ulrika Juliana Eliasdotter (23 June 1810 - 24 September 1852)
Father: Jon Fredrick Strömberg (30 December 1807 - 1 January 1857)
Biography
After the death of her parents, Sophia took up work in a fabric factory with her sister Cajsa. They immigrated to the US after meeting the missionaries and settled in Mt. Pleasant. She became the second wife of Andrew Johnson who died in an accident a year and a half after their marriage. Sophia and her sister-wife Bengta were taken into the house of Andrew Peterson as his second and third wives. It is reported that the first wife was abusive to her two sister-wives. Sophia had two children in this marriage before Andrew Peterson died in January of 1873. During this time Sophia took up work weaving for women in the community and was involved as the Relief Society president. The following fall of 1874, Sophia married Christian Larsen and was very active in investing and running their farm. He died in the summer of 1887 leaving Sophia a widow for the final time. Sophia lived another forty years supporting herself and ten children.
Taken from “The life of a Swedish Pioneer:” Sophia Fredrickson Stromberg by Cindy LaCrue
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