Lydia Rasmussen

14 October 1861–25 November 1921 (Age 60)
Sønder Kirkeby, Falsters Sønder, Maribo, Denmark

The Life Summary of Lydia

When Lydia Rasmussen was born on 14 October 1861, in Sønder Kirkeby, Falsters Sønder, Maribo, Denmark, her father, Rasmus Rasmussen, was 25 and her mother, Anne Clemensen, was 30. She married Theodor Julius Othenins Keller on 8 September 1888, in Mink Creek, Franklin, Idaho, United States. She lived in Sønder Kirkeby, Sønder Kirkeby, Nykøbing, Denmark in 1870 and Franklin, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1880. She died on 25 November 1921, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Denmark Jensen
1853–1937
Lydia Rasmussen
1861–1921
Marriage: 3 December 1902
Tressa Keller Jensen
1907–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 December 1902Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (4)

    World Events (8)

    1863
    Age 2
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1865 · Cornerstone is Laid for the Tabernacle
    Age 4
    In May 1865, Brigham Young placed the cornerstone for the Tabernacle building. The work was delayed because of the construction the railroad. The walls of the Tabernacle begun in 1876. The building was first used in 1881.
    1877 · Brigham Young's Last Public Sermon
    Age 16
    In 1877, Brigham Young gave his last public sermon in Brigham City.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Jorgen, Niels, Bent, Holger, Thor, Borge, Knute, Per, Alf.Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Rasmus .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Rasmusen
    Rasmus

    Sources (22)

    • Lydia Jensen in household of Denmark Jensen, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
    • Lydia Rasmussen, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1962"
    • Lydia Rasmussen Jensen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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