When Johanna Josephine Andersen was born on 1 January 1853, in At Sea, her father, Wilhelm Andersen, was 34 and her mother, Henriette Laurentze Berntsen, was 30. She married Jørgen Madsen on 12 December 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 12 April 1938, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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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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