Bodil Rasmusdatter

2 October 1808–9 November 1892 (Age 84)
Blæsinge, Havrebjerg, Løve, Holbæk, Denmark

The Life Summary of Bodil

When Bodil Rasmusdatter was born on 2 October 1808, in Blæsinge, Havrebjerg, Løve, Holbæk, Denmark, her father, Rasmus Olufsen, was 36 and her mother, Anne Nielsdatter, was 28. She married Ole Andersen on 9 July 1831, in Gørlev, Sæbygård, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Gierslev, Løve, Holbæk, Denmark for about 5 years and Finderup, Sæbygård, Denmark in 1860. She died on 9 November 1892, in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ole Andersen
1802–1882
Bodil Rasmusdatter
1808–1892
Marriage: 9 July 1831
Rasmus Anderson
1832–1891
Anders Olsen
1835–1908
Ane Marie Olsen Andersen
1839–1923
Maren Sophie Olsen
1846–1909

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 July 1831Gørlev, Sæbygård, Denmark
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1812
    Age 4
    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
    1814
    Age 6
    Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.
    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 22
    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.

    Name Meaning

    From an Old Norse personal name from bót ‘remedy, compensation’ + hildr ‘battle’.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Bothild
    Botilda

    Sources (44)

    • Bodil Rasmusdatter in household of Ole Andersen, "Denmark Census, 1860"
    • Bodil Rasmusdatter, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941", Marriage
    • Bodie Rasmussen in entry for Anna Marie Dastrup, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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