Lauritz Peter Andersen

Brief Life History of Lauritz Peter

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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Family Time Line

Lauritz Peter Andersen
1849–1910
Nanna Amelia Erickson
1855–1939
Marriage: 6 May 1872
Anna Amelia Anderson
1874–1972
Lewis LeRoy Anderson
1876–1961
Margaret Amanda Anderson
1878–1953
Eva Romania Andersen
1881–1971
Hulda Sevana Andersen
1883–1978
Luella Ruth Andersen
1886–1985
Junius Lamont Anderson
1888–1964
Josephine Andersen
1890–1986
Grace Andersen
1892–1987
Orson Andersen
1893–1969
Verna Andersen
1897–1993
Osmond Andersen
1899–1973

Sources (22)

  • Lars Peter Jensen in household of Jens Christian Andersen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
  • L P Anderson, "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1940"
  • Peter, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1850 · Translation of the Book of Mormon into Danish

Erastus Snow and Peter Hansen translated the Book of Mormon into Danish after six months of being in the country. This translation was the first full translation of the Book of Mormon into another language, after English.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

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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BIOGRAPHY OF LAURITZ PETER ANDERSON

Lauritz 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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