Augusta Lind
10 November 1875 - 11 June 1943
Vitals
Birth
10 November 1875
Brevik, Sweden
Death
11 June 1943
Ogden
Burial
1943
Huntsville
Alternate Names
Given Name
Augusta
Last Name
Lind
Married Names
Melle
Family
Marriage
Children
Parents
Mother: Anna Beata Abrahamsdotter (29 December 1834 - 3 March 1918)
Father: Carl August Andersson Lind (11 January 1845 - 23 August 1936)
Biography
Augusta Lind was born on November 10, 1875 in Brevik, Skaraborg, Sweden. When she was just two years old, her family, including her parents and two older sisters, left Sweden to immigrate to Utah. They sailed on the ship "Wyoming", arriving in New York on September 25, 1878.
Once in Utah, Augusta and her family settled in the Huntsville area. On November 3, 1905, she married Edward Johannes Melle, a Norwegian immigrant. They lived in Ogden before settling in Huntsville and had four children together, two daughters and two sons. One of their sons died of appendicitis when he was just sixteen.
Augusta cared deeply about being a good mother to her children and raising them well. She also served faithfully in her ward in the Primary and Relief Society. Augusta passed away in Ogden on June 11, 1943 at the age of sixty-seven. She was buried in Huntsville.
Events
Emigration
Departure: 14 September 1878
Skaraborg, Sweden
Relocations
→ Huntsville
June 1881