When Erik Madsen was born on 9 April 1857, in Østbirk, Voer, Skanderborg, Denmark, his father, Mads Christensen, was 41 and his mother, Christine Christensdatter, was 38. He died on 21 April 1858, in his hometown, at the age of 1, and was buried in Østbirk, Voer, Skanderborg, Denmark.
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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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