When Dorothea Petrea Hansen was born on 4 February 1861, in Valsgård, Ålborghus, Denmark, her father, Hans Nielsen Pedersen, was 32 and her mother, Ane Marie Poulsdatter, was 34. She married Hans Jørgen Pedersen Zobell on 30 October 1889, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She immigrated to United States in 1889 and lived in Orem, Utah, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 29 March 1952, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Historical Boundaries: 1877: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Thor, Jorgen, Knud, Holger, Morten, Nils, Einer, Johan.
Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Flemish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Hans . This is the most common surname in Norway. Compare Hanson 4 and also 2 below.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, Dutch, Flemish, and Danish Hanssen , a variant of 1 above. Compare Hansson 2.
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