Brief Life History of Mads
When Mads Sorensen was born on 22 March 1851, in Hønsinge, Vig, Holbæk, Denmark, his father, Søren Hansen, was 40 and his mother, Ane Jensdatter, was 37. He married Ellen Kirstine Hendriksdatter on 4 September 1870. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1862 and lived in Vig, Ods, Holbæk, Denmark for about 5 years and Calls Fort, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 19 June 1924, in Mantua, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Mantua, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- Mads Sørensen in household of Søren Hansen, "Denmark Census, 1855"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mads Hansen - Government record: Death record or certificate: birth-name: Mads Hansen
- Mads Sornsen Hansen, "Find A Grave Index"
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1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1856: Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Box Elder, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Per, Viggo, Einer, Lars, Morten, Bent, Holger, Jorgen, Knud.
Danish and Norwegian (Sørensen): patronymic from the personal name Søren, Danish form of Latin Severinus (see Severin ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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