Laust Andersen

Brief Life History of Laust

When Laust Andersen was born on 13 June 1817, in Gammelstrup, Gammelstrup, Fjends, Viborg, Denmark, his father, Anders Jensen, was 32 and his mother, Anne Cathrine Lauritsdatter, was 33. He married Maren Pedersdatter on 15 April 1842, in Højslev, Hald, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1856 and lived in Højslev, Fjends, Viborg, Denmark for about 5 years and Vroue, Fjends, Viborg, Denmark in 1855. He registered for military service in 1867. He died on 26 January 1881, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Ephraim Pioneer Cemetery, Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Laust Andersen
1817–1881
Maren Pedersdatter
1819–1889
Marriage: 15 April 1842
Annie Catherine Andersen
1843–1897
Peter Laustsen Andersen
1844–1919
Petrea Sophia Andersen
1846–1919
Andrew L Andersen
1850–1912
Maria Andersen
1856–1856
Lauritz Andersen
1857–1924
Mathilda or Mathilde Andersen
1859–1899
Elizabeth Andersen
1861–1878

Sources (42)

  • Laust Andersen Sondergård, "Denmark Census, 1845"
  • Laust Andersen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
  • Lars A Andersen, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1818 · Danmarks Nationalbank

Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of the Kingdom of Denmark and serves as an independent and credible institution that issues the krone, the Danish currency. The bank undertakes all functions related to the management of the Danish central-government debt.

1824

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER A Gustram BIRTH 24 Nov 1821 DEATH 3 Oct 1824 (aged 2) BURIAL Ephraim Pioneer Cemetery Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah, USA PLOT 13 MEMORIAL ID 67193998 · View Source

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.

Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.

Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.

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

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Gift of Tongues

The following was a hand written letter sent to Christine Poulson, age 8, from her grandfather, James C. Andersen. It is about his grand father, Lars Andersen, and was used in a Sunday School talk gi …

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