When Niels Peder Andersen was born on 29 November 1847, in Tjørnede, Tølløse, Holbæk, Denmark, his father, Peder Andersen, was 31 and his mother, Karen Olesen, was 31. He married Mette Katrine Jensen on 10 October 1872, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Tølløse, Merløse, Holbæk, Denmark in 1860 and Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 4 June 1910, in Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
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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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