When Nels Peter Sorensen was born on 17 February 1873, in Corinne, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Jacob Martinus Sørensen, was 20 and his mother, O'Tenia Sorensen, was 15. He married Charlotte May Ailport on 23 March 1893, in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Township 4 Stevens, Ravalli, Montana, United States in 1900. He died on 15 April 1929, in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Tacoma Mausoleum, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States.
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In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Known as Custer's Last Stand, the Battle of Littlebig Horn took place on June 25 1876 and ended on June 26 1876. The battle was between the Lakota and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Calvary Regiment of the United States Army, headed by Colonel George Armstrong Custer. Custer was killed in the battle.
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Per, Viggo, Einer, Lars, Morten, Bent, Holger, Jorgen, Knud.
Danish and Norwegian (Sørensen): patronymic from the personal name Søren, Danish form of Latin Severinus (see Severin ).
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