Brief Life History of Henry Edvard
When Henry Edvard Thomsen was born on 24 November 1894, in Vester Egede, Vordingborg, Denmark, his father, Anders Fredrick Thomsen, was 28 and his mother, Birthe Kirstine Andersen, was 29. He married Ane Margrethe Madsen Qvist on 8 June 1924, in Stilling, Stilling, Skanderborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Vester Egede, Tybjerg, Præstø, Denmark for about 10 years. He died on 23 September 1979, in Århus, Denmark, at the age of 84, and was buried in Århus, Denmark.
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- Henry Edvard Thomsen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Legacy NFS Source: Henry Edvard Thomsen - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Henry Edward Thomsen
- Henry Thomsen in entry for Leo Arnold Thomsen, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1909 · Pioneer Park Opens
A monument honoring the Provo pioneers and Indian war veterans was dedicated on July 24, 1909, as Pioneer Park opened to the public.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Bent, Carsten, Einer, Nels, Sven, Viggo, Aksel, Anders, Astrid, Bjorn.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from a short form of the personal name Thomas . This surname is also found in the Netherlands. Compare Thompson and Thomson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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