Brief Life History of Nicolai
When Nicolai Dorius was born on 21 September 1804, in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, his father, Nicoli Dorius, was 32 and his mother, Rebecca Dorothea Dries, was 22. He married Ane Sophie Christoffersen on 18 December 1829, in Trinitatis, Copenhagen, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Stenlille, Stenløse, Frederiksborg, Denmark in 1804 and Copenhagen, Denmark in 1840. He died on 10 July 1872, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Ephraim Pioneer Cemetery, Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- N Dories, "United States Census, 1860"
- Nicoli Dorius Birth record
- Nikolaj Dories, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
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World Events (8)
1805 · Christianso Lighthouse
The Christianso Lighthouse is one of Denmark's oldest lighthouses and the first to have a flashing light. It was built on the island of Christianso in the northern Baltic Sea.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Gratien, Philomene, Solange.
German, Romanian, French, and West Indian (mainly Haiti): from the Late Latin personal name Darius, Greek Dareios, which was borne by various kings of ancient Persia, including Darius I (522–486 BC ). The ancient Persian form of the name was Darayavahush, meaning ‘possessor’, from daraya(miy) ‘possess, maintain’ + vahu ‘good, well’. This became accepted as a Christian name in medieval Europe in honor of a saint martyred at Nicaea at an uncertain date.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Dorius History translated by John Dorius and rewritten by L.S.Dorius
Nicoli Dorius My Grandfather Nicoli Dorius was born September 21, 1804, at Caphag, a small village some distance from Copenhagen, Denmark. Father describes Denmark as being a beautiful country with …
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