Niels Peter "Niels Peder Pedersen" Hansen

Brief Life History of Niels Peter "Niels Peder Pedersen"

When Niels Peter "Niels Peder Pedersen" Hansen was born on 10 March 1859, in Sengeløse, Smørum, Copenhagen, Denmark, his father, Peder Hansen, was 43 and his mother, Annie Nielsen, was 40. He married Christine Mary Halling on 23 February 1882, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 29 November 1896, in Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Hyrum City Cemetery, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Niels Peter "Niels Peder Pedersen" Hansen
1859–1896
Christine Mary Halling
1865–1938
Marriage: 23 February 1882
Annie Luella Hansen
1883–1896
Peter Raymond Hansen
1885–1950
John Clyde Hansen
1887–1954
Maren Elvira Hansen
1889–1965
Vesta Margaret Hansen
1892–1970
Elizabeth Edna Hansen
1894–1972

Sources (33)

  • Niels Peder Pedersen in household of Peder Hansen, "Denmark Census, 1860"
  • CEMETERY: Niels Peter Hansen, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Nels Peter Hansen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1860

Historical Boundaries: 1860: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Thor, Jorgen, Knud, Holger, Morten, Nils, Einer, Johan.

Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Flemish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Hans . This is the most common surname in Norway. Compare Hanson 4 and also 2 below.

Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, Dutch, Flemish, and Danish Hanssen , a variant of 1 above. Compare Hansson 2.

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

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Story Highlight

THE LIFE OF CHRISTINE MARY HALLING HANSEN by Luella Hansen Smellie, granddaughter

THE LIFE OF CHRISTINE MARY HALLING HANSEN AKA MARY CHRISTINE HALLING HANSEN -- She went by the name Mary (1865-1938) By a granddaughter, Luella Hansen Smellie, an account of my grandmother’s life …

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