Johannah Marie "Hannah" Andersen

Brief Life History of Johannah Marie "Hannah"

When Johannah Marie "Hannah" Andersen was born on 20 February 1851, in Nordrupvester, Slagelse, Sorø, Denmark, her father, Peder Andersen, was 42 and her mother, Maren Larsdatter, was 41. She married Maurice James Barrett about 1872, in Nordrup, Slagelse, Vestsjælland, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Jystrup, Ringsted, Sorø, Denmark in 1860 and Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 27 May 1932, in Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Maurice James Barrett
1846–1895
Johannah Marie "Hannah" Andersen
1851–1932
Marriage: about 1872
Charles Francis Barrett
1873–1950
Kathryn Teresa Barrett
1878–1942

Sources (31)

  • Johanne Marie Pedersen in household of Maren Larsdatter, "Denmark Census, 1860"
  • Johannah M Barrett, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Johannah M. Anderson Barrett, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1853

The Provo City Cemetery was dedicated in 1853.

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.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.

Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.

Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.

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

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Brief history of Maren Larsen

From the files of Lila Hansen Author unknown Retyped by Trena Horne Dodge May 25, 2013 to be added to FamilyTree A short account of Maren Larsen and her daughter Hannah's travels from Denmark to Zi …

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