When Rasmus Madsen was born on 31 December 1847, in Østbirk, Voer, Skanderborg, Denmark, his father, Mads Christensen, was 31 and his mother, Christine Christensdatter, was 29. He lived in Østbirk, Østbirk, Skanderborg, Denmark for about 10 years.
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Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
Erastus Snow and Peter Hansen translated the Book of Mormon into Danish after six months of being in the country. This translation was the first full translation of the Book of Mormon into another language, after English.
World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Jorgen, Per, Viggo, Anders, Carsten, Niels, Thor, Alf, Einer, Jeppe.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Mads, a pet form of Mat(t)hias or Mat(t)heus (see Matthew ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Madson , Matson , and Mattson .
English: variant of Madson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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