Brief Life History of Lauritz
When Lauritz Simonsen Hagedorn was born on 19 October 1857, in Fjelstrup, Slesvig, Denmark, his father, Simon Clausen Hagedorn, was 40 and his mother, Anna Johanne Christensdatter Tørring, was 40. He had at least 3 sons and 3 daughters with Marie Kristene Holleson. He lived in Freeman Township, Clay, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Clay Township, Clay, Iowa, United States in 1910. He died in 1936, in Royal, Clay, Iowa, United States, at the age of 79.
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Sources (26)
- Lewis S Hagerdorn, "United States Census, 1900"
- L S Hagedorn, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
- L S Hagedorn in entry for Simon Louis Hagedorn, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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World Events (8)
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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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, Sven, Nils, Bent, Bente, Egil, Einer, Erlend, Eyvind, Hedvig, Helmer, Knud.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Simon .
Americanized form of Norwegian Simensen , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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