When Christian August Madsen was born on 23 July 1822, in Gladsakse, Copenhagen, Denmark, his father, Peter Madsen, was 31 and his mother, Emerence Hermana Abel, was 36. He married Anne Louise Hastrup on 30 September 1854, in Søllerød, Copenhagen, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to United States in 1858 and lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Gunnison Election Precinct, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 16 August 1907, in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Jorgen, Per, Viggo, Anders, Carsten, Niels, Thor, Alf, Einer, Jeppe.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Mads, a pet form of Mat(t)hias or Mat(t)heus (see Matthew ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Madson , Matson , and Mattson .
English: variant of Madson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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