Anders Andrew Andersen

Brief Life History of Anders Andrew

When Anders Andrew Andersen was born on 24 October 1851, in Bredstrup, Nørre Nærå, Skam, Odense, Denmark, his father, Hans Andersen, was 31 and his mother, Maren Jensdatter, was 24. He married Janette Henderson on 11 October 1875, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He immigrated to United States in 1863 and lived in Nørre Nærå, Skam, Odense, Denmark for about 5 years and Logan, Cache, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 12 November 1938, in Virden, Hidalgo, New Mexico, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Virden, Hidalgo, New Mexico, United States.

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Family Time Line

Anders Andrew Andersen
1851–1938
Janette Henderson
1857–1936
Marriage: 11 October 1875
Mary Catherine Andersen
1876–1939
Andrew William Andersen
1878–1926
Janett Andersen
1882–1886
Hans Andersen
1886–1940
Bertha Christina Andersen
1889–1954
Sylvia Andersen
1892–1961
Eliza Andersen
1894–1966
Robert Lee Andersen
1898–1950

Sources (41)

  • Andrew Anderson, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Andrew Anderson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • A Andersen in entry for Janet Andersen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1859 · Logan is Founded

"\""During the end of April, David Reese and his company settled the land north of the Logan River. That area was the second permanent settlement in Cache Valley and the future location of Logan. The city's boundary was drawn by Logan's first bishop, Jesse W. Fox, a government engineer. The name \""\""Logan\""\"" comes from a trapper that used to frequent the area before the pioneers came to the valley.\"""

1863

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

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.

Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.

Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.

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

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LIFE STORY OF ANDREW ANDERSEN

LIFE STORY OF ANDREW ANDERSEN Andrew Andersen was the third child and oldest son of Hans and Maren Andersen. He was born 24 October 1851 in Bredstrup, Odense, Denmark. The farm that Hans and Maren …

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