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Show Mrs. Louise Eeckstrom Celebrated 90th Birthday Mrs. Louise Beckstrom celebrated celebrat-ed her 90th birthday anniversary at her home Saturday afternoon with a dinner party for 50 guests. She is in good health and assisted in the preparation of the meal. She was born in Sweden August 19, 1842 and came to Utah in 1862. She was married to Andrew Beckstrom1 in the Endowment House, Salt Lake in 1864. Her husband died in 1920 at the age of 90. She crossed the Atlantic in a sailing vessel and came across the plains in an ox-team company, the entire trip requiring seven months. She was the mother of 12 children, chil-dren, seven of whom are living: M''s. Nettie Morris, Huntington Park, California; Mrs. Amanda Gunderson, Mrs. Selma Peart, Miss Leda Beckstrom, Mt. Pleasant- Arthur and Ed. Beckstrom and Mrs. Emily Smith, Salt Lake City. She has 17 grandchildren jand IS great-grandchildren. |