Margareta Eriksson
18 November 1832 - 15 May 1899
Vitals
Birth
18 November 1832
Nora, Sweden
Death
15 May 1899
Vernon
Burial
1899
Vernon
Alternate Names
Given Name
Margareta
Given Name Alternate Spellings
Margaret, Margrethe
Last Name
Eriksson
Maiden Name Alternate Spellings
Ericson, Erikkson
Married Names
Anderson
Family
Marriage
Children
Parents
Mother: Anna Cajsa Nilsdotr (20 December 1787 - 11 May 1836)
Father: Eric Persson (31 October 1791 - Deceased)
Biography
Margareta Eriksson was born on November 18, 1832 in Nya Pershyttan, Nora Bergsforsamling, Örebro, Sweden. She was the youngest of eight siblings. At some point, Margareta joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1861, she left Sweden for Utah. She sailed on the ship "Monarch of the Sea" from May 16-June 16 of 1861. Once in the United States, Margareta made the journey to Utah with the Samuel A. Woolley wagon company.
In 1869, Margareta married Erick Anderson, a Swedish immigrant from Malmö in Vernon, Tooele County. They lived briefly in Deseret before settling in Vernon. Margareta had eight children, seven sons and one daughter, with Erick. She lived in Vernon for the rest of her life, passing away there on May 15, 1899, at the age of sixty-six. She was buried in Vernon.
Events
Emigration
Departure: 16 May 1861
Sweden
Utah Arrival
Arrival: 22 September 1861
Salt Lake City
Wagon Company: Samuel A. Woolley Company