Brief Life History of Else
When Else Dahl was born on 29 September 1898, in Redsted, Morsø Sønder, Thisted, Denmark, her father, Anton Elenius Dahl, was 27 and her mother, Jensine Katrine Villadsen, was 31. She married Mads Jepsen Trap on 23 September 1923, in Jegindø, Dueholm, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Jegindø, Refs, Thisted, Denmark for about 4 years and Jegindø, Thisted, Viborg, Denmark in 1930.
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Sources (7)
- Else Dahl, "Denmark Census, 1901"
- Else Dahl, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Else Dahl, "Denmark Census, 1921"
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World Events (8)
1914
World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
1917
The United States take possession of the Virgin Islands. The islands are purchased from Denmark for $25 million the year before.
1939
Denmark signs 10-year non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Selmer, Alf, Nils, Jorgen, Per, Sven, Astrid, Helmer, Holger, Iver, Johan.
Norwegian and Danish: habitational name from a common farm name derived from Old Norse dalr ‘valley’.
Swedish: topographic or ornamental name from an ornamental spelling of dal ‘valley’, or a habitational name from a placename containing this word, e.g. Dalby.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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