When Ole Christopher Olsen was born on 7 February 1825, in Åkirkeby, Bornholm, Denmark, his father, Ole Christophersen, was 34 and his mother, Engel Hansdatter, was 37. He married Caroline Margaret Larsen Jorgensen on 21 April 1851, in Garnisons, København, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1870 and Fayette, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1869. In 1857, at the age of 32, his occupation is listed as the personal tailor for brigham young. He died on 13 March 1906, in Mayfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Mayfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Historical Boundaries: 1838: Hancock, Indiana, United States
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Nils, Lars, Alf, Thor, Niels, Sven, Jorgen, Helmer, Iver, Arnfinn.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ole, a short form of Olaf, Olav (see Olafsen ). This surname is the third most common in Norway. It is also established in northeastern England and in northern Germany. Compare Ohlsen , Olesen , Oleson , and Olson .
German (Ölsen): habitational name from any of several places so named, in Saxony, Brandenburg, and the Rhineland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesNicoli Dorius My Grandfather Nicoli Dorius was born September 21, 1804, at Caphag, a small village some distance from Copenhagen, Denmark. Father describes Denmark as being a beautiful country with …
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