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bolly
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Posted - 19/11/2007 :  18:12:14  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Are there any name changes from Swedish to English for the names of Olaf Nilsson (Olaf Neilsen Nilsson), Anna Cajsa Jansson and given name of
Brighamina??

Found some solid info for the last batch of names I submitted from three current board members....Thank you....

Hopkins
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Posted - 19/11/2007 :  18:38:10  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
They could have changed their names to anything they wanted to - or not. It was entirely a matter of personal choice.

I've never seen the name "Brighamina" but it seems a fairly obvious reference to a famous historical personage. It does appear a number of times in the online databases of the LDS.
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