Lars Christian Madsen

12 August 1837–22 July 1895 (Age 57)
Særslev, Kalundborg, Denmark

The Life Summary of Lars Christian

When Lars Christian Madsen was born on 12 August 1837, in Særslev, Kalundborg, Denmark, his father, Mads Jensen, was 60 and his mother, Else Knudsdatter, was 39. He married Elsine Dorthea Jacobsen on 8 October 1861, in Trinitatis, Copenhagen, Denmark. He lived in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1871 and Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 22 July 1895, in Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lars Christian Madsen
1837–1895
Joanna McKenna
1840–1901
Marriage: 6 April 1870
Willard Peacock
1860–1937
Jens Carlos Madsen
1867–1918
Carrie Christena Madson
1868–1893
John Madsen
1869–
Mads Christian Madson
1871–1872
Anna Cathrine Madsen
1874–1877
William James Madson
1875–1939
Elizabeth May Madsen
1876–1965
Elizabeth Madsen
1877–1938
Mary Caroline "May" Madson
1880–1949
Anna Marie Madsen
1881–1968

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 April 1870Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

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    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 9
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
    Age 10
    The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
    1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
    Age 22
    The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Jorgen, Per, Viggo, Anders, Carsten, Niels, Thor, Alf, Einer, Jeppe.Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Mads, a pet form of Mat(t)hias or Mat(t)heus (see Matthew ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Madson , Matson , and Mattson .English: variant of Madson .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Matthew
    Madson

    Sources (20)

    • Lars Christian Madsr in household of Mads Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1840"
    • Christian Madsen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
    • Louis Madson in entry for William James Madson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

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