Andreas Jordansen

Brief Life History of Andreas

When Andreas Jordansen was born on 19 September 1849, in Saltum, Ålborghus, Denmark, his father, Jordan Andersen, was 56 and his mother, Else Maria Christensdatter, was 34. He married Maren Mortensen on 19 September 1873, in Em, Børglum, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Saltum, Hvetbo, Hjørring, Denmark in 1860. He died in 1910, in Iowa, Iowa, United States, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

Andreas Jordansen
1849–1910
Maren Mortensen
1849–1931
Marriage: 19 September 1873
Frederik Carl Christian Jordansen
1874–1937
Edvard Emil Gottlieb Jordansen
1876–1942
Morten Andersen Jordansen
1878–1944
Johannes Emil Martin Jordansen
1880–

Sources (18)

  • Andreas Ferdansen in household of Else Marie Christend, "Denmark Census, 1860"
  • Andreas Jordansen in entry for Emil Gottlieb Jordansen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
  • Andrew Jordenson in entry for John Jordensen and Mary Johnson, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

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.

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

The original New Testament Greek form of Andrew , used in the English-speaking world as a learned variant.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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