Brief Life History of Mads Jorgen
When Mads Jorgen Hansen was born on 7 March 1860, in Systofte, Nykøbing, Denmark, his father, Nicolai Hansen, was 52 and his mother, Birthe Madsdatter, was 43. He immigrated to Wyoming, Otoe, Nebraska, United States in 1866. He died on 12 August 1866, in Wyoming, Otoe, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 6, and was buried in Old Wyoming Cemetery, Wyoming, Otoe, Nebraska, United States.
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- findagrave website Monument Memorial
- Mads Jørgen Nicolaisen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- findagrave website Actual Burial
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World Events (4)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1864
War: Prussia and Austria vs. Denmark.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Thor, Jorgen, Knud, Holger, Morten, Nils, Einer, Johan.
Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Flemish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Hans . This is the most common surname in Norway. Compare Hanson 4 and also 2 below.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, Dutch, Flemish, and Danish Hanssen , a variant of 1 above. Compare Hansson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Ship "Cavour" 1866 from Hamburg to New York
A Compilation of General Voyage Notes "Fri. 1. [June 1866] -- The ship Cavour sailed from Hamburg, Germany, with 201 Scandinavian Saints, under the direction of Niels Nielsen. The company arrived in N …
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