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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- 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"
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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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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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