Caroline Rasmussen

24 May 1842–18 October 1901 (Age 59)
Viby, Ning, Århus, Denmark

The Life Summary of Caroline

When Caroline Rasmussen was born on 24 May 1842, in Viby, Ning, Århus, Denmark, her father, Rasmus Kruse Rasmussen, was 29 and her mother, Jensine Royberg, was 24. She married Andrew Peter Fillerup on 30 June 1867, in Atlantic Ocean. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880 and Provo Bench, Utah, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 18 October 1901, in Vineyard, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Peter Fillerup
1831–1912
Caroline Rasmussen
1842–1901
Marriage: 30 June 1867
Caroline Rasmene Fillerup
1868–1953
Amelia Pedernelle Fillerup
1870–1923
Andrew Peter Fillerup
1872–1954
Charles Richard Fillerup
1873–1936
Erastus Kruse Fillerup
1875–1910
Zenas Kimberly Fillerup
1878–1902
Albert Frederick Fillerup
1878–1959
Sophus Alexander Fillerup
1880–1963
Rosina Eleanora Andrea Fillerup
1882–1946

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    30 June 1867Atlantic Ocean
    • Children

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 4
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
    Age 5
    The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
    1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
    Age 17
    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.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Jorgen, Niels, Bent, Holger, Thor, Borge, Knute, Per, Alf.Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Rasmus .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Rasmusen
    Rasmus

    Story Highlight

    Life Sketch written by granddaughter Wilma Caroline Fillerup Turley

    Caroline Rasmussen Fillerup Life Sketch by granddaughter Wilma Caroline Fillerup Turley Caroline Rasmussen Fillerup joined the Church (L.D.S.) in Denmark, but her parents were very bitter and disowne …

    Sources (31)

    • Caroline Rassmusen in entry for Caroline F Kimball, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • Caroline Rasmussen in household of Rasmus Rasmussen, "Denmark Census, 1845"
    • Caroline Rasmuson in entry for Sa Fillerup and Barbara I. Fisken, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"

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