Caroline Olivia Olsen

Brief Life History of Caroline Olivia

When Caroline Olivia Olsen was born on 5 April 1854, in Copenhagen, København, Denmark, her father, Ole Christopher Olsen, was 29 and her mother, Caroline Margaret Larsen Jorgensen, was 30. She married James Hans Hansen on 22 November 1876, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in København, Denmark in 1855 and Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 18 August 1925, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Hans Hansen
1848–1929
Caroline Olivia Olsen
1854–1925
Marriage: 22 November 1876
Jennie Olivia Hansen
1877–1952
Anna Amelia Hansen
1879–1964
James Hans Hansen
1880–1911
Wilford Christoffer Hansen
1883–1954
Hans Thedore Hansen
1885–1966
John Walter Hansen
1887–1905
Grover Arene Hansen
1889–1976
Carrie Edna Hansen
1891–1994
Eva Lillian Hansen
1893–1918
Alonzo LeRoy Hansen
1897–1987
Florence Gladys Hansen
1899–1989

Sources (35)

  • Caroline O Olsen in household of O C Olsen, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Caroline O. Olsen - Government record: birth-name: Olivia Olsen
  • Caroline Olivia Hansen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks

The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.

1859 · Copenhagen Zoo

The Copenhagen Zoo was founded in 1859 and is one of the oldest zoos in Europe. It was founded by a ornithologist named Niels Kjaebolling and the first animals that were at the opening were eagles, chickens, ducks, owls, rabbits, a fox, a seal and a turtle. The oldest building still is in use as a stable for the yak exibit. It is open everyday from 9:00am to 8:00pm (20:00).

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Nils, Lars, Alf, Thor, Niels, Sven, Jorgen, Helmer, Iver, Arnfinn.

Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ole, a short form of Olaf, Olav (see Olafsen ). This surname is the third most common in Norway. It is also established in northeastern England and in northern Germany. Compare Ohlsen , Olesen , Oleson , and Olson .

German (Ölsen): habitational name from any of several places so named, in Saxony, Brandenburg, and the Rhineland.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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OLE CHRISTOPHER OLSEN 1825–1906 by Burton K. [Bertus C.] Olsen (G. grandson of Ole)

OLE CHRISTOPHER OLSEN 7 Feb 1825 – 13 Mar 1906 By Burton K. [Bertus C.] Olsen (G. grandson of Ole) Ole Christopher Olsen was born February 7, 1825, in Faaraby, Aaker, Bornholm, Denmark, a small farmi …

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