When Lauritz Peter Andersen was born on 28 July 1849, in Vester Brønderslev, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Jens Christian Andersen, was 28 and his mother, Margrethe Nielsine Christiansen, was 19. He married Nanna Amelia Erickson on 6 May 1872, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1857 and lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Chapin, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1900. In 1880, at the age of 31, his occupation is listed as farming. He died on 6 September 1910, in Raymond, County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 61, and was buried in Temple Hill Cemetery, Raymond, County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada.
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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.
Possible Related NamesLauritz Peter Anderson was born 28 July 1849 in Vester, Bronderslev, Hjorring, Denmark to Jens Christian and Margrethe Nielsen Christiansen Anderson. His parents joined the Church of Jesus Christ of …
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