When Diderik Mortensen was born on 16 February 1806, in Nederby, Fur, Harre, Viborg, Denmark, his father, Morten Dideriksen, was 34 and his mother, Boel Andersdatter, was 30. He married Maren Mary Jensdatter on 23 October 1831, in Fur, Harre, Viborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Fur, Harre, Viborg, Denmark for about 11 years and Fovlum, Gislum, Ålborg, Denmark in 1850. In 1833, his occupation is listed as blacksmith in Nederby, Fur, Skivehus, Denmark. He died on 30 December 1872, in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Fairview Pioneer Cemetery, Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Morten, Einer, Jorgen, Bent, Britt, Carsten, Egil, Gunner, Hartvig.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Morten, a vernacular form of Martin 1.
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Possible Related NamesDiedrick MORTENSON & Maren JENSEN Written by Lela FACKREL a great-granddaughter and Nora LUND, extracted from the archives of the Daughters of …
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