Brief Life History of Soren
When Soren Powelson was born on 27 September 1851, in Lihmskov, Nørup, Tørrild, Vejle, Denmark, his father, Mads Poulson, was 46 and his mother, Dorthea Kirstine Mikkelsdatter, was 36. He married Sarah Jane Thomas on 22 August 1879, in Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Goshen, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880 and Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 25 March 1923, in Goshen, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Goshen, Juab, Utah, United States.
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Sources (20)
- Sern Poulson, "United States Census, 1880"
- Soren Powelson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Søren Madsen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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World Events (8)
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Cedar, Utah Territory, United States* *Became extinct in 1862
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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
Patronymic from North German or English Powel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of Sern or Soren Powelson by Vera Hubbard Hoskins
I have a wonderful feeling of nostalgia when I think of Grandpa Sern Powelson. I lived in Brigham City, Utah, with my family, and he and grandma lived in Goshen, Utah. Through my visits and associat …
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