Brief Life History of Birthe
When Birthe Hansdatter was born on 28 September 1858, in Toreby, Ålholm, Denmark, her father, Hans Hansen, was 33 and her mother, Ane Kjerstine Johansdatter, was 32. She died on 18 September 1863, in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 4.
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Sources (8)
- Hans Hansen Family in Denmark 1860 Census
- Birthe Hansdatter, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Birthe Hansdatter, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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World Events (4)
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.
1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Borrowing of the Irish name Brighid ( see Bridget ). This name owes its enormous popularity in Scandinavia, especially in Sweden, to St Birgitta ( 1304–73 ), patron saint of Sweden. She was a noblewoman who bore her husband eight children. After his death, she founded an order of nuns, the ‘Bridgettines’ or Order of the Most Holy Saviour. She also went to Rome, where she attempted to reform religious life.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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