Dorthea Marie Thompsen

Brief Life History of Dorthea Marie

When Dorthea Marie Thompsen was born on 24 February 1838, in Hallund, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark, her father, Thomas Thomasen, was 37 and her mother, Kirstine Jensdatter, was 38. She married Laurs Laursen on 15 October 1860, in Ålborg, Vor Frue, Ålborghus, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1866 and lived in Benson, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880 and Greenville, Cache, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 5 April 1913, in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Laurs Laursen
1830–1910
Dorthea Marie Thompsen
1838–1913
Marriage: 15 October 1860
Rebecca Nielsen
1861–1930
Alma Nielsen
1863–1864
Anne Christine Nielsen
1864–1942
Lauritz Alma Nielsen
1866–1866
Minnie Dorthea Nielsen
1867–1872
Lars Laursen Nielsen Jr.
1869–1932
Thomas Christian Nielsen
1871–1872
Tomena Kirstine Nielsen
1873–1960
George Christian Nielsen
1875–1946
John Peter Nielsen
1877–1941
Andrew James Nielsen
1880–1907

Sources (62)

  • Dorthea Marie Thomsdt, "Denmark Census, 1850"
  • Denmark Births and Christenings, 1631-1900s
  • Dorthea Marie Thomsen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1860

Historical Boundaries: 1860: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Per, Tellef.

Americanized form (and a rare Danish and Norwegian variant) of Danish and Norwegian Thomsen .

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

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Emigration of Cousins with Their Families – Denmark to Deseret, Utah Territory 1866

In May of 1866, a company of Latter-day Saints from Denmark traveled to Hamburg, Germany where they boarded the ship Kennilworth bound for America. The company included Anna Thomasen b. 1799 KWJG-TYX, …

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