When James Hans Hansen was born on 4 May 1848, in Stensved, Stensby, Bårse, Præstø, Denmark, his father, Hans A Hansen, was 34 and his mother, Ane Catrine Andersen, was 27. He married Caroline Olivia Olsen on 22 November 1876, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1854 and lived in Kalvehave, Bårse, Præstø, Denmark in 1850 and Ørslev, Bårse, Præstø, Denmark in 1850. He died on 29 March 1929, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Thor, Jorgen, Knud, Holger, Morten, Nils, Einer, Johan.
Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Flemish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Hans . This is the most common surname in Norway. Compare Hanson 4 and also 2 below.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, Dutch, Flemish, and Danish Hanssen , a variant of 1 above. Compare Hansson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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