Jørgen Madsen

Brief Life History of Jørgen

When Jørgen Madsen was born on 21 August 1849, in Idestrup, Nykøbing, Denmark, his father, Ole Madsen, was 31 and his mother, Anne Larsdatter, was 32. He married Johanna Josephine Andersen 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. He lived in Veflinge, Skovby, Odense, Denmark in 1906 and Odense, Denmark in 1911. He died on 17 October 1936, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jørgen Madsen
1849–1936
Johanna Josephine Andersen
1853–1938
Marriage: 12 December 1870
Ernest Madsen
1871–1951
Evelyn Madsen
1873–1942
Ida Ardell Madsen
1875–1945
Ellice Madsen
1876–1973
Spencer William Madsen
1878–1944
Henrietta Blanch Madsen
1883–1949
Loy Madsen
1884–1959
Leslie Jorgen Madsen
1896–1947
Clifton Vernon Madsen
1898–1915
Madsen
1900–1900

Sources (50)

  • Jørgen Olsen in household of Ole Madsen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
  • Jorgen Madsen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Jorgen Madsen in entry for Ernest Madsen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868

1863

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

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Jorgen, Per, Viggo, Anders, Carsten, Niels, Thor, Alf, Einer, Jeppe.

Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Mads, a pet form of Mat(t)hias or Mat(t)heus (see Matthew ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Madson , Matson , and Mattson .

English: variant of Madson .

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

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Story Highlight

History of Jorgen Madsen, by his daughter, Ellice Madsen Moffitt

HISTORY OF JORGEN MADSEN By ELLICE M. MOFFITT Father was born August 21, 1849, Falster, Denmark. He was a son of Ole Madsen and Annie Larsen Madsen. The home in which he was born faced the south. …

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