When Niels Peter Andersen was born on 7 February 1863, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Jørgen Christian Andersen, was 55 and his mother, Karen Caroline Nielsdatter, was 37. He married Ellen Beveridge McKinlay on 13 October 1887, in Logan Utah Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Teton, Fremont, Idaho, United States for about 25 years and Teton Election Precinct, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1940. He died on 3 April 1941, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Teton-Newdale Cemetery, Madison, Idaho, United States.
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Historical Boundaries 1865: Called Taylor's Crossing, Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1866: Named changed to Eagle Rock, Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Eagle Rock, Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1891: Renamed Idaho Falls, Bingham, Idaho, United States 1911: Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States
Earliest Memorial: Karen Caroline Nielsen Hansen BIRTH 3 Jul 1825 Denmark DEATH 18 Sep 1884 (aged 59) Teton, Fremont County, Idaho, USA BURIAL Teton-Newdale Cemetery Madison County, Idaho, USA MEMORIAL ID 11196407
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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