When Laurs Laursen was born on 6 October 1830, in Voer, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Laurs Nielsen, was 42 and his mother, Ane Thomasdatter, was 30. He married Dorthea Marie Thompsen on 15 October 1860, in Ålborg, Vor Frue, Ålborghus, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1866 and lived in Benson, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880 and Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 27 November 1910, in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States.
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Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Box Elder, Utah, United States
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Aksel, Bent, Birgit, Kresten.
Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Laur, a short form of Laurits or Laurits, vernacular forms of Laurentius (see Lawrence ). This surname is also found in northern Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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