Brief Life History of Anders
When Anders Hintze was born on 29 January 1821, in Herslev, Roskilde, Denmark, his father, Hintze Andersen, was 54 and his mother, Maren Larsdatter, was 26. He married Karen Sophie Nicolaisdatter on 8 November 1851, in Roskilde, Roskilde Domsogn, Sømme, København, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in København, Denmark in 1845. He died on 5 March 1888, in Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- A Hensey, "United States Census, 1880"
- Census 1860 Roskilde Købstad, Roskilde, Denmark for Anders Hintzesen and Karen Nicolaisdatter family showing birth place of each person...visual image
- Anders Hintzesen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Hans, Kurt, Christoph, Fritz, Klein, Otto, Siegfried, Udo.
German: variant of Hinze and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life Story of Anders Hintze
SOURCE: “Life Story of Anders Hintze”, author unknown, found in privately published history of Henry Herriman Hintze distributed in July 2005 at a Henry Hintze family reunion held in Copperton, Utah. …
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