Brief Life History of Joseph Johannes
When Joseph Johannes Hansen was christened on 30 March 1859, in Stokkemarke, Maribo, Denmark, his father, Kristen Hansen, was 30 and his mother, Sidsel Dortea Jorgensen, was 28. He married Sena M Jensen on 14 November 1884, in Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to Wyoming, Otoe, Nebraska, United States in 1866 and lived in New Fork, Sublette, Wyoming, United States in 1900 and Hagerman, Lincoln, Idaho, United States in 1910. He died on 28 July 1925, in Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Rock Springs Cemetery, Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States.
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- Rasmus Jensen in household of Christen Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1870"
- Joseph Hansen, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1962"
- Joseph Johanne Hansen, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1876
Earliest recorded burial date, 1876.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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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