Ane Sophia Laursen

Brief Life History of Ane Sophia

When Ane Sophia Laursen was born on 13 December 1846, in Urlev, Stjernholm, Denmark, her father, Lauritz Christian Jensen Breinholt, was 28 and her mother, Ane Sophie Jensen, was 29. She married Soren Pedersen on 21 June 1867, in Atlantic Ocean. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Urlev, Bjerre, Vejle, Denmark in 1850 and Nebsager, Bjerre, Vejle, Denmark in 1860. She died on 3 September 1932, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Soren Pedersen
1840–1915
Ane Sophia Laursen
1846–1932
Marriage: 21 June 1867
Parley S. Pederson
1868–1925
Soren Peter Peterson
1871–1958
Louis Hansen Petersen
1873–1947
Anna Sophia Peterson
1876–1955
Niels Alvin Pedersen
1879–1968
George Henry Pederson
1881–1973
Olivia Elvina Peterson
1886–1974

Sources (34)

  • Anna Petersen, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Birth & Christening of Ane Lausen 13 December 1846, Urlev, Vejle, Denmark Church Records, Arkivalieronline image 29
  • Ane Sophia Petra Pedersen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)

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.

1854

Historical Boundaries: 1854: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

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, Aksel, Bent, Birgit, Kresten.

Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Laur, a short form of Laurits or Laurits, vernacular forms of Laurentius (see Lawrence ). This surname is also found in northern Germany.

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

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Anne Else Christensen (Berthelson) by Sophia Lund Taylor (granddaughter)

My Great-grandfather’s name was Laurits (Jensen) Christensen Breinholt... born June 18th, 1818 in Denmark. Before he came to Utah in 1868, he and his wife lived in Denmark and were the parents o …

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