Brief Life History of Laust Peder
When Laust Peder Thomasen was born on 30 August 1849, in Otting, Hindborg, Viborg, Denmark, his father, Thomas Laustsen, was 36 and his mother, Inger Nielsdatter, was 21. He married Kirsten Jespersen on 16 February 1882, in Otting, Skivehus, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Krejbjerg, Rødding, Viborg, Denmark for about 21 years and Skive, Hindborg, Viborg, Denmark in 1916.
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- Laust Peter Tomsen in household of Toma Laudtsen, "Denmark Census, 1870"
- Laust Peter Thomasen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Peder Thomsen, "Denmark Census, 1911"
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World Events (6)
1850 · Translation of the Book of Mormon into Danish
Erastus Snow and Peter Hansen translated the Book of Mormon into Danish after six months of being in the country. This translation was the first full translation of the Book of Mormon into another language, after English.
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
1914
World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Per, Tellef.
Americanized form (and a rare Danish and Norwegian variant) of Danish and Norwegian Thomsen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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