Brief Life History of August
When August Gronemann was born on 11 June 1855, in Vejle, Vejle, Vejle, Denmark, his father, George Ludvig Gronemann, was 32 and his mother, Andrea Petrea Rose, was 28. He married Emma Amelia Hatton on 13 April 1881. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He immigrated to Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1864 and lived in Vejle, Denmark in 1860. He died on 14 January 1884, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 28, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- August Gronemann in household of Georg Gronnemann, "Denmark Census, 1860"
- August Groneman, "BillionGraves Index"
- August Gronemann, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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World Events (8)
1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.
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.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Gronemann: variant of Gronemeyer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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