Brief Life History of Niels M
When Niels M Andersen was born on 8 April 1850, in Hune, Hvetbo, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Peder Christian Andersen, was 30 and his mother, Karen Caroline Nielsdatter Lund, was 36. He married Anna Sophia Christensen on 31 October 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He immigrated to World in 1880 and lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 13 September 1883, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Redmond Cemetery, Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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Sources (23)
- Niels Pedersen in household of Peder Christian Andersen, "Denmark Census, 1855"
- Niels Pedersen or Andersen birth record in Hune, Denmark
- Neils M Anderson, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"
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World Events (8)
1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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