Kjerstin Larsson
27 September 1867 - 26 January 1953
Vitals
Birth
27 September 1867
Österåker
Death
26 January 1953
Salt Lake City
Burial
1953
Uintah, Wyoming
Alternate Names
Given Name
Kjerstin
Given Name Alternate Spellings
Christina, Kjerstina
Last Name
Larsson
Maiden Name Alternate Spellings
Larson
Married Names
Andersson, Anderson
Family
Marriage
Children
No Given Name:
15 February 1909 -
Lincoln, Wyoming
Parents
Mother: Kjerstin Jönsdotter (14 July 1835 - 29 July 1925)
Father: Lars Andersson (12 July 1830 - 9 November 1882)
Biography
Kjerstin grew up in Sweden with 10 siblings. She grew up in a farming community and her family was well off. They owned 40 acres, an orchard, a barn with lots of farm animals, a bathhouse, and a greenhouse surrounded by lilac bushes. Kjerstin and the other children would play in a pond nearby and skate during the winter.
When she was young, her oldest sister joined the church. Kjerstin’s parents strongly opposed, but her sister immigrated to Utah anyway. In the coming years, Kjerstin and many of her family members joined the church as well. Her father passed away when she was 15 and a year after that, she immigrated to Utah.
At age 20, she married Jonas Andersson in the Logan temple. They had five boys, six girls, and adopted another boy at 3 weeks old. Kjerstin and her family moved around a little bit in Utah before moving to Wyoming, where she spent the rest of her life. Kjerstin was left a widow at age 66 passed away in 1953 at age 85.
Events
Profession
Utah Arrival
Arrival: 29 June 1884
Salt Lake City
Baptism
12 June 1881
Sweden