Brief Life History of Carl Christian
When Carl Christian Amussen was born on 20 May 1825, in Køge, Ramsø, København, Denmark, his father, Carl Paulus Christian Asmussen, was 32 and his mother, Petrea Elisabeth Henriette Johansen, was 30. He married Anne Christine Frederiksen on 2 August 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Køge, Roskilde, Denmark for about 6 years and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 29 October 1902, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Carl Asmussen in household of Carl Asmussen, "Denmark Census, 1834"
- Carl C Amussen, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- Marriage record for Carl Paulus Christian Asmussen and Petrea Elisabeth Henriette Johansen from Kalvehave, Bårse, Præstø, Denmark
Spouse and Children
World Events (8)
1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.
1834 · The United Tribes of New Zealand Flag
A confederation of Maori tribes was convened in 1834 by James Busby, a British Resident who had been sent to New Zealand to set up a framework for trade between the Māori and Europeans. The Flag which they used was a mix between the St. George’s Cross and in the top left corner another smaller St. Georges Cross with four eight pointed stars representing the Holy Cross stars in the Southern Hemisphere. This design is still being used today as the official flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Arno, Detlef, Kurt, Manfred.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Asmus, a shortened form of Rasmus .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John G. Holman Company wagon 60 of 62
Carl Christian Asmussen (Amussen) served as the company doctor for the 24-day journey of the John G. Holman Company from Benton, Wyoming to Salt Lake City. He once stated that he "Crossed the plains 3 …
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