Mette Kirstine Edlefsen

Brief Life History of Mette Kirstine

When Mette Kirstine Edlefsen was born on 25 April 1858, in Egense, Norup, Odense, Denmark, her father, Niels Christian Edlefsen, was 31 and her mother, Maren Madsen, was 28. She married William Barr Bunce on 29 December 1881, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Hjadstrup, Lunde, Odense, Denmark in 1860. She died on 15 February 1928, in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Barr Bunce
1857–1935
Mette Kirstine Edlefsen
1858–1928
Marriage: 29 December 1881
Mary Elizabeth Bunce
1882–1905
Myrtle Bunce
1896–1896
William K Bunce
1884–1966
Noah Edlefsen Bunce
1887–1934
Henry Stanley Bunce
1889–1953
Leonidas Edlefsen Bunce
1895–1977

Sources (27)

  • Metthe Kirstine Edlessen in household of Niels Christian Edlessen, "Denmark Census, 1860"
  • Kristine Edlefsen Bunce, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937" (1928)
  • Kristine Edlefsen in entry for William B Bunce, "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007"

World Events (8)

1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks

The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.

1859 · Copenhagen Zoo

The Copenhagen Zoo was founded in 1859 and is one of the oldest zoos in Europe. It was founded by a ornithologist named Niels Kjaebolling and the first animals that were at the opening were eagles, chickens, ducks, owls, rabbits, a fox, a seal and a turtle. The oldest building still is in use as a stable for the yak exibit. It is open everyday from 9:00am to 8:00pm (20:00).

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Astrid.

Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ellef, from Old Norse Eilífr, a compound of ei ‘alone’, ‘sole’ or ‘always’ + lífr ‘living, alive’.

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

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