Brief Life History of Caroline “Karen”
When Caroline “Karen” Bertelsen was born on 6 January 1831, in Veddum, Hadsund, Nordjylland, Denmark, her father, Peder Bertelsen, was 39 and her mother, Dortha Dorthe Christensen, was 24. She married Henrik Erikson on 14 March 1858, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. She died on 10 November 1913, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Elysian Burial Gardens, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Caroline Ericsen in household of Henry Ericsen, "United States Census, 1860"
- 1831 Perish Register of birth and christening for Karen Pedersdatter (Caroline Bertelsen).
- Caroline Erickson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
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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.
1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bertel, Iver, Niels, Nils, Sven, Viggo.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Bertel, a pet form of Berthold . Compare Bartelson and Bertelson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Caroline Bertelsen aka Karen Pedersen
Caroline Bertelsen Erickson (aka Karen Pedersen or Pedersdatter) Born: 6 Jan 1831 in Veddum, Skelund, Alborg, Denmark Died: 10 November 1913 Murray, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Caroline So …
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