Brief Life History of Iver Nikolaisen
When Iver Nikolaisen Iversen was born on 19 March 1821, in Mommark, Lysabild, Als Sønder, Sønderborg, Denmark, his father, Nicolai Iversen, was 35 and his mother, Marie Catherine Jørgensen, was 34. He married Catherine Williams on 20 January 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Lysabild, Als Sønder, Sønderborg, Denmark in 1840 and Denmark in 1845. He died on 19 August 1860, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Ince N Iverson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Iver Nicolas Iverson, "Find A Grave Index"
- I N Iverson in entry for Melicent J Hoppe, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Iver, Bernt, Erik, Niels, Svein, Alf, Anders, Bent, Bjorg, Einer, Gudmund, Jorgen.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Iver, from Old Norse Ívarr, a compound of either ív ‘yew tree, bow’ or Ing (the name of a god) + ar ‘warrior’ or ‘spear’.
North German: patronymic from an ancient Germanic personal name, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Iverson 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Iver Nicholison Iverson
Iver arrived in Utah September 27, 1853 in the Moses Daily Company. He married Catherine Williams January 20, 1854. The early Pleasant Grove Ward records show that Iver Nicholison Iverson consecrate …
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