Brief Life History of Maria Caroline
When Maria Caroline Sorensen was born on 27 October 1838, in Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark, her father, Peder Hansen Sorensen, was 29 and her mother, Anike Marie Olsdatter, was 30. She married Christian Grejs Larsen on 1 April 1857, in Holmens, København, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 21 January 1895, in Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Castle Dale City Cemetery, Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States.
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- Karen Marie Sørensen in household of Peder Søren Hansen, "Denmark Census, 1840"
- Birth record for Karen Marie Sørensen
- Karen Marie Sorensen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: 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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Per, Viggo, Einer, Lars, Morten, Bent, Holger, Jorgen, Knud.
Danish and Norwegian (Sørensen): patronymic from the personal name Søren, Danish form of Latin Severinus (see Severin ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of Maria Caroline Sorensen Larsen
Maria Caroline Sorensen Larsen, also known as Maria Karen, was born the 27th day of October 1838, at Arnager, on the small, rocky Baltic Sea island of Bornholm, Denmark. She was the only child of …
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