Josefina Bernhardina Beckman
29 April 1855 - 10 February 1928
Vitals
Birth
29 April 1855
Göteborg, Sweden
Death
10 February 1928
Brigham City
Burial
1928
Brigham City
Alternate Names
Given Name
Josefina Bernhardina
Given Name Alternate Spellings
Josephine, Josephina, Josephene
Last Name
Beckman
Maiden Name Alternate Spellings
Backman, Bakman
Married Names
Smith
Family
Marriage
Children
Parents
Mother: Christina Amalia Andersson Rundberg (20 April 1833 - 6 March 1912)
Father: Andreas Beckman (21 January 1826 - after 1900)
Biography
Josefina Bernhardina Beckman was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. When she was just eleven years old, she left Sweden with her mother for Utah. In 1871, she married Erastus Julius Smith, with whom she had fourteen children. Josefina was a carpet weaver and sold many rugs both as a child with her mother and after she was married to help support her family. She was also an excellent cook and seamstress and enjoyed doing temple work with her husband. In 1928, she passed away in Brigham City, Utah.