Nielsine Kirstine Thomsen

Brief Life History of Nielsine Kirstine

When Nielsine Kirstine Thomsen was born on 25 April 1845, in Gårdsholt, Voer, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark, her father, Christopher Thomsen, was 28 and her mother, Ane Kirstine Nielsdatter, was 18. She married William Fletcher Reynolds on 29 November 1862, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1862 and lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880. In 1880, at the age of 35, her occupation is listed as keeping house. She died on 24 September 1906, in Sanford, Conejos, Colorado, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Sanford, Conejos, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Fletcher Reynolds
1826–1904
Nielsine Kirstine Thomsen
1845–1906
Marriage: 29 November 1862
Mary Elizabeth Reynolds
1864–1864
Siena Anna Reynolds
1865–1871
William Burt Reynolds
1867–1954
Byron Smith Reynolds
1870–1961
Rozella May Reynolds
1872–1952
Annie Ervina Reynolds
1875–1952
Katie Maud Reynolds
1878–1944
Jesse Alman Reynolds
1880–1947
John Wilford Reynolds
1883–1888
Minnie Florence Reynolds
1887–1962

Sources (17)

  • Nielsine Kirstine Thomsen in household of Niels Mortensen, "Denmark Census, 1860"
  • Nielsine Kirstine Thomsen BIRTH 1845 Voer, Dronninglund, Hjorring, Denmark
  • Nielsine Kirstine Thompsen Reynolds, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

1863

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

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Bent, Carsten, Einer, Nels, Sven, Viggo, Aksel, Anders, Astrid, Bjorn.

Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from a short form of the personal name Thomas . This surname is also found in the Netherlands. Compare Thompson and Thomson .

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

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