Brief Life History of Dorthea Christiane
When Dorthea Christiane Tranum was born on 16 November 1806, in Vor Frue, Copenhagen, Denmark, her father, Christen Christensen, was 38 and her mother, Anne Kirstine Pedersdatter, was 35. She married Mads Christensen on 31 March 1831, in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She died on 5 September 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Census Year 1845 about Mads and Dorothea Christiane Christensen Family in Denmark
- Denmark, Births and Christenings Index, 1631-1900s
- Dorothea Christiane Thranum, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
World Events (7)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1808 · Dannebrogordenens Haederstegn
Dannebrogordenens Haederstegn, The Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog, is an award connected to the Danish Order of the Dannebrog. The cross was instituted by King Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway on June 28, 1808 and was named Dannebrogsmendenes Haederstegn until 1952. The award is given to any Dane who has provided a service to Denmark through a noble deed. The cross is considered an additional recognition if awarded to someone who is already a holder of the Order.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
Name Meaning
Norwegian: habitational name from eastern Norway; the first element, Tran- of uncertain origin + -um from Old Norse heimr ‘home, farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Otto Edward "William" Thorwald Christensen -- Life Story
Otto Edward “William” Thorwald Christensen (William) was born February 13, 1841 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the fourth and final son of Mads Christensen and Dorothea Christiane Tronum, who were ma …
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