Johannes Christian Andersen

7 September 1846–August 1863 (Age 16)
Hallund, Børglum, Denmark

The Life Summary of Johannes Christian

When Johannes Christian Andersen was born on 7 September 1846, in Hallund, Børglum, Denmark, his father, Anders Jensen Anderson, was 34 and his mother, Mariane Jensdatter, was 31. He lived in Hallund, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark in 1850 and Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860. He died in August 1863, in Muddy River 1, Northern Rockies, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 16.

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Family Time Line

Anders Jensen Anderson
1812–1884
Mariane Jensdatter
1815–1896
Jens Peter Andersen
1834–1914
Niels Peter Andersen
1836–1909
Kirstine Marie Andersdatter
1838–1920
Andreas Andersen
1840–1919
Christian Andersen
1844–1913
Johannes Christian Andersen
1846–1863
Lars Lewis Christian Anderson
1848–1912
En Son Udobt Andersen
1849–1849
Andersen
1851–1851
Jens Christian Anthon Andersen
1852–1855
Willard Richards Anderson
1855–1918
Andrew Anderson
1860–1938

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World Events (7)

1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
Age 1
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.
1850
Age 4
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
1854
Age 8
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

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.

Possible Related Names

Andreas

Story Highlight

1859: Robert F. Neslen Co. Anders Jensen, wife Mariane Nielsdatter and children in this company

Transcript for Pedersen, Lars Christian, Autobiographical sketch [ca. 1919], 3-4: On Monday the 6th of June a portion of our company was organized on the campground a little south of the City, into a …

Sources (15)

  • Hanse Kirstine Andersen in household of Anders Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
  • Johannes Christiansdatter in household of Anders Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
  • Johannes Christian Andersen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"

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