Brief Life History of Daniel Rasmussen
When Daniel Rasmussen Overgaard was born on 27 December 1830, in Mesing, Hjelmslev, Skanderborg, Denmark, his father, Rasmus Rasmussen Overgaard, was 51 and his mother, Ane Marie Pedersdatter, was 43. He married Ane Elisabeth Sørensdatter on 30 October 1860, in Malling, Havreballegård, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 24 November 1901, in Malling, Havreballegård, Denmark, at the age of 70.
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- Daniel Rasmussen in household of Rasmus Damsgård, "Denmark Census, 1834"
- Daniel Rasmussen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Daniel Rasmussen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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World Events (4)
1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
1849
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nels, Anders, Borge, Jorgen.
Danish; Norwegian (mainly Øvergaard and Øvergård); Swedish (Övergaard and Övergård): habitational name for someone who lived at ‘the upper farm’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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