Brief Life History of Niels
When Niels Andersen was born on 7 May 1831, in Højstrup, Torslev, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Anders Jacobsen, was 49 and his mother, Kirsten Christensdatter, was 43. He married Maren Kirstine Christensdatter on 20 March 1856, in Ålborg, Vor Frue, Ålborghus, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Frankford Township, Mower, Minnesota, United States in 1895 and Albert Lea Township, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States in 1900. He died about 1905, in Mower, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 75.
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- Nels Anderson in household of N C Anderson, "Minnesota State Census, 1895"
- Niels Andersen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Anton Andreas Andersen - Death/Burial - 1877 - Saeby
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World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1849
Historical Boundaries 1849: Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Minnesota, United States
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Freeborn, Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Freeborn, Minnesota, United States
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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