Brief Life History of Johanna Kirstine
When Johanna Kirstine Andersen was born on 19 February 1827, in Kippinge, Nykøbing, Denmark, her father, Anders Pedersen, was 35 and her mother, Marie Kristine Ammitzboll, was 25. She married Peter Madsen on 15 December 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1856 and lived in Kippinge, Falsters Nørre, Maribo, Denmark in 1834. She died on 28 January 1906, in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Johanna Sorenson in household of John Sorenson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Johanna Kirstine Anderson - birth-name: Johannah Kirstine Anderson
- Johanne Kirstine Andersen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
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1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
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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Peder (Peter) Madsen
Life History of Peter Madsen Senior (1946) Written and compiled by granddaughter Edith M. Powel With a few addictions from the Lake View News printed in 1955 Peter Madsen, son of Mads Peter …
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