Brief Life History of Johanna Marie
When Johanna Marie Hansen was born on 13 September 1833, in Højslev, Skive, Viborg, Denmark, her father, Hans Pedersen, was 39 and her mother, Johanne Jensdatter, was 37. She married Knud Swensen on 24 June 1860, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Højslev, Fjends, Viborg, Denmark in 1845. She died on 7 May 1880, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Johanne Marie Hansdatter in household of Maren Pedersen, "Denmark Census, 1840"
- Johanna Marie H. Swenson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Hannah Hansen in entry for Hannah Elisa Swendsen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
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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Biography of Johanna Marie Hansen
In a small cottage surrounded by trees and shrubbery, at the foot of Maygaard Hill, Hojslev Ampt, Veberg, Denmark; the subject of my story first saw the light of day. September 13, 1833 was t …
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