When Margarethe Andersen was born on 22 February 1844, in Åby, Aabybro, Nordjylland, Denmark, her father, Anders Andersen, was 33 and her mother, Mette Christensdatter, was 34. She married Jens Christen Jensen on 22 November 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Åby, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark in 1845. She died on 30 July 1885, in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Spring City Cemetery, Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1852: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
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.
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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