Brief Life History of Frands Christian
When Frands Christian Grundvig was born on 27 March 1836, in Ejstrup, Skanderborg, Denmark, his father, Nicolai Frederick Hersleb Grundtvig, was 40 and his mother, Kirsten Marie Frantzen Berntz, was 45. He married Jensine Christine Høstmark on 11 September 1857, in Trinitatis, Sokkelund, København, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Ejstrup, Vrads, Skanderborg, Denmark in 1840 and Clawson, Emery, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 3 December 1925, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Wellington City Cemetery, Wellington, Carbon, Utah, United States.
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Sources (36)
- Frans Christian Grundtvig in household of Necolai Frederik Harslov Grundtvig, "Denmark Census, 1840"
- Frands Christian Grundtvig, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Francis Grundvig, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Detlef, Ewald.
German and Dutch: patronymic from the personal name Brand 1.
Scottish (Aberdeenshire): variant of Brand , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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