When Joseph Emmanuel Andersen was born on 11 November 1859, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Jens Peter Andersen, was 33 and his mother, Rebecca Christiana Friis, was 41. He married Diantha Christiana Thomson on 11 November 1880, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 21 June 1941, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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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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