When Soren Rasmussen was born on 4 May 1839, in Mårslet, Havreballegård, Denmark, his father, Michel or Mikkel Rasmussen, was 29 and his mother, Ingeborg Sorensdatter, was 22. He married Mary Arilsen on 13 April 1863, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States for about 20 years and Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States in 1900. He died on 5 March 1911, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Mesa, Mesa, Colorado, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Jorgen, Niels, Bent, Holger, Thor, Borge, Knute, Per, Alf.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Rasmus .
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Possible Related NamesTranscript for Peter Rasmussen autobiography: In 1857 my father and mother sent three of the older children on to Salt Lake City with handcarts. I had an uncle, Rasmus Rasmussen, in Spring City, who …
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