Anthon Frederik Hemmingsen

Male3 June 1884–11 April 1963

Brief Life History of Anthon Frederik

When Anthon Frederik Hemmingsen was born on 3 June 1884, in Fanefjord, Møn, Denmark, his father, Christian Hemmingsen, was 39 and his mother, Bodil Kirstine Jensen, was 36. He married Nielsigne Petersen on 3 January 1914, in Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Fanefjord, Mønbo, Præstø, Denmark for about 11 years and Fremont Township, Moody, South Dakota, United States for about 10 years. He died on 11 April 1963, at the age of 78, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brookings Township, Brookings, South Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Anthon Frederik Hemmingsen
1884–1963
Nielsigne Petersen
1891–1982
Marriage: 3 January 1914
Harry C Hemmingsen
1915–1941
Lillie Doris Hemmingsen
1917–2008
Helen G Hemmingsen
1918–2013
Mildred Frances Hemmingsen
1922–2010

Sources (17)

  • Frederik Hemmingsen, "Denmark Census, 1901"
  • Denmark Births and Christenings 1839-1887 in Fanefjord
  • South Dakota Marriages, 1905-2013

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 January 1914Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (13)

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    World Events (8)

    1886

    Age 2

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

    Age 2

    The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

    1906 · Saving Food Labels

    Age 22

    The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

    Name Meaning

    Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Hemming .

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

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