Brief Life History of Søren
When Søren Christophersen was born on 5 March 1819, in Sørbymagle, Antvorskov, Denmark, his father, Christopher Hansen, was 33 and his mother, Marie Kirstine Svensdatter, was 27. He married Ane Nielsdatter on 27 May 1842, in Sørbymagle, Antvorskov, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He immigrated to New York County, New York, United States in 1856 and lived in Sørbymagle, Vester Flakkebjerg, Sorø, Denmark for about 11 years. He died on 29 December 1894, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Soren Christofferson, "United States Census, 1880"
- Soren C Hansen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Soren Christoffer Hansen, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Wilhelm, Gerhart, Ilse, Kurt.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christopher . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the most common Norwegian (and also Danish) form Kristoffersen. Compare Christoffersen and Christopherson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Soren Christofferson Hansen, Manti Citizen
HANSEN, SOREN CHRISTOFFERSON, deceased, was one of the representative citizens of Manti. He was born in Denmark, March 5, 1819. In 1850 he came to Utah and located at Brigham City. In 1858 he came to …
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