Maren Madsen

Brief Life History of Maren

When Maren Madsen was born on 10 February 1830, in Ubberud, Odense, Denmark, her father, Mads Rasmussen, was 37 and her mother, Maren Jørgensdatter, was 32. She married Niels Christian Edlefsen on 29 September 1866, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Ubberud, Odense, Odense, Denmark for about 6 years and Bellinge, Odense, Odense, Denmark in 1850. She died on 18 May 1883, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Niels Christian Edlefsen
1827–1898
Maren Madsen
1830–1883
Marriage: 29 September 1866
Ane Kerstine Edlefsen
1852–1858
Berthe Marie Edlefsen
1855–1858
Mette Kirstine Edlefsen
1858–1928
Edlef Backsenblohm Edlefsen
1860–1931
George Cannon Edlefsen
1862–1864
Noah Christen Edlefsen
1864–1944
Mary Ann Edlefsen
1867–1870
Jesse Dan Edlefsen
1869–1940
James Lauritz Edlefsen
1874–1948

Sources (39)

  • Maren Madsen in household of Mads Rasmussen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
  • Maren Madsen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
  • Maren M. Edlefsen, "BillionGraves Index"

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.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

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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