When Ellen Hansdatter was born on 15 August 1825, in Hårslev, Korsør, Denmark, her father, Hans Christiansen Johansen, was 25 and her mother, Bodild Marie Fredericksen, was 21. She married Jacob Nielsen on 1 April 1848. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 14 December 1914, in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.
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.
Historical Boundaries: 1852: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
Originally a variant of Helen , although now no longer associated with that name. Initial H- tended to be added and dropped rather capriciously, leading to many doublets ( compare for example Esther and Hester ). It is also sometimes used as a short form of Eleanor , to which, however, it is unrelated.
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