Niels Peter Aagard

Brief Life History of Niels Peter

When Niels Peter Aagard was born on 28 September 1876, in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Andrew James Aagard Sr., was 32 and his mother, Anne Jensdatter, was 33. He married Rachel Collard on 20 August 1902, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 31 May 1914, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Niels Peter Aagard
1876–1914
Rachel Collard
1876–1959
Marriage: 20 August 1902
Erma Aagard
1904–1904
Cornelia Joy Aagard
1909–1996
Niels Aagard
1912–1912

Sources (46)

  • Niels Peter Aagard in household of Andeu Aagard, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Niels P. Aagard, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

Altered form of Danish and Norwegian Aagaard or Ågård (see Agard ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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