Brief Life History of Niels Jørgensen
When Niels Jørgensen Garff was born on 20 January 1811, in Hjembæk, Holbæk, Denmark, his father, Jørgen Nielsen Garff, was 35 and his mother, Maren Olesdatter, was 26. He married Marie Jacobsen on 4 November 1842, in Særslev, Skippinge, Holbæk, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1857 and lived in Hjembæk, Tuse, Holbæk, Denmark for about 6 years and Bregninge, Skippinge, Holbæk, Denmark for about 10 years. He died in August 1857, in Laramie, Albany, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Laramie, Albany, Wyoming, United States.
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- Niels Graff, "Denmark Census, 1845"
- Nills Garff in entry for Christian Garff, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
- Niels Garff in household of Jorgen Garff, "Denmark Census, 1840"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1814
Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (also Gräff): variant of Graf . Compare Graeff .
English (London): metonymic occupational name for a clerk or scribe, from Old French grafe ‘stylus, pencil’, a derivative of Old French grafer ‘to write’ (from Late Latin grafare, from Greek graphein). It is uncertain whether the English name survived the medieval period or whether the early 17th century bearers in Britain were in fact of German origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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