Brief Life History of Magdalene
When Magdalene Nielsen was born on 21 September 1850, in Oddense, Skivehus, Denmark, her father, Niels Severin Jensen, was 26 and her mother, Anna Marie Jakobsdatter, was 31. She married Niels Jensen on 16 November 1876, in Oddense, Hindborg, Viborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Oddense, Hindborg, Viborg, Denmark for about 20 years and Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States in 1900.
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Sources (21)
- Magdelene Nielsen in household of Niels Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1880"
- Image: Birth, christening record
- Magdelena in entry for Mary Christensen, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
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Children (3)
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World Events (8)
1852
Historical Boundaries: 1852: Hennepin, Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Jorgen, Knud, Lars, Nels, Bent, Borge, Holger, Ove, Einer, Oluf.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Niels, a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). Compare Nielson , Neilsen , Nelsen , Nilsen , and Nilson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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