Primary Name: Newman, Marie
Filed as: newman_marie
Also known as: Marie Anderson
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Women's Igloo Auxiliary No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska
Born: October 8, 1873, Ornestaad, Sweden
Died: July 13, 1928, Douglas, Alaska
Parents: —
Spouse: Nels Anderson
Children: William J. Anderson; Nels Clifford Anderson; Sophia Florence Anderson; Beth M. Anderson
Associated places: Ornestaad, Sweden; Iron Mountain, Michigan; Juneau, Alaska; Treadwell, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Marie Newman, Marie Anderson, Newman Marie, Anderson family Juneau, Juneau Women's Igloo Auxiliary 6, Treadwell mining families
Tags: Marie Newman, Marie Anderson, Juneau pioneers, Pioneers of Alaska Women's Igloo 6, Treadwell families
Biography
Marie Newman was a charter member of Juneau Women’s Igloo Auxiliary No. 6 of the Pioneers of Alaska.
She was born on October 8, 1873, in Ornestaad, Sweden. She came to America with her uncle in 1884.
On October 28, 1895, she married Nels Anderson in Iron Mountain, Michigan. The young couple moved to Juneau on September 10, 1897.
They lived in Juneau for seven years before moving to Treadwell in 1904. Mr. Anderson was employed by the Treadwell Mining Company for more than twenty years.
Marie was the mother of seven children, four of whom survived her. Their children included William J., born in January 1897 in Michigan; Nels Clifford, born in May 1903; Sophia Florence, born in August 1907 in Alaska; and Beth M., born in December 1908 in Alaska.
Marie died in Douglas, Alaska, on July 13, 1928, and was buried in the Douglas Oddfellows Cemetery.
Sources
1910 U.S. Federal Census, Treadwell; Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers, Vol. 2, pp. 9-10, Ed Ferrell