Brief Life History of Severine Mathilde
Severine Mathilde Hansen was born on 5 February 1849, in Sinding, Lundenæs, Denmark. She married Thomas Peter Petersen on 8 April 1865, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Nebraska, United States in 1870 and Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States for about 20 years. She died on 11 May 1937, in Aurora, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- Severine Mathilde Hansen in household of Christen Andersen, "Denmark Census, 1860"
- Severine Mathilde Hansen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941" - Birth of Severine
- Matilda Peterson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1854
On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery within their borders. This Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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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