Brief Life History of Niels
When Niels Christophersen was christened on 26 January 1783, in Venslev, Vester Flakkebjerg, Sorø, Denmark, his father, Christopher Axelsen, was 33 and his mother, Elisabeth Hansdatter, was 36. He married Maren Pedersdatter on 20 January 1813, in Tjæreby, Vester Flakkebjerg, Sorø, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Tjæreby, Vester Flakkebjerg, Sorø, Denmark for about 6 years. He died on 14 January 1842, in Tystofte, Tjæreby, Korsør, Denmark, at the age of 58, and was buried in Tjæreby, Vester Flakkebjerg, Sorø, Denmark.
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- Niels Christophers, "Denmark Census, 1845"
- Niels Christophersen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Niels Christophersen in entry for Niels Nielsen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Wilhelm, Gerhart, Ilse, Kurt.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christopher . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the most common Norwegian (and also Danish) form Kristoffersen. Compare Christoffersen and Christopherson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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