James Sigurd Nelson Lassen

Brief Life History of James Sigurd Nelson

When James Sigurd Nelson Lassen was born on 6 October 1899, in Fjellerup, Kalø, Denmark, his father, Niels Christian Nielsen, was 27 and his mother, Nielsine Kirstine Madsen, was 22. He married Frida Valborg Christiansen on 15 June 1928, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in Utah, United States in 1935 and Salt Lake City Ward 6, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 28 November 1969, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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James Sigurd Nelson Lassen
1899–1969
Frida Valborg Christiansen
1904–1973
Marriage: 15 June 1928

Sources (19)

  • Jans Larsen, "Denmark Census, 1906"
  • James Lassen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • James Siguard Nielsen Lassen, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

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World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1901 · The Daughters of Utah Pioneers

The Daughters of Utah Pioneers was organized by Annie Taylor Hyde after she invited a group of fifty-four women to her home to find ways to recognize names and achievements of the men, women and children who were the pioneers. They followed the lead of other national lineage societies, such as the Daughters of the American Revolution. They were legally incorporated in 1925.

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Anders, Erik, Svein, Sven, Thor, Hilmar, Lasse, Niels. German Hans, Lorenz, Erwin, Manfred, Otto, Uwe.

Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from Lasse, a pet form of Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence .

North German: possibly also an assimilated form of Danish Larssen (see Larsen ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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