Brief Life History of Ole Christian Nielsen
When Ole Christian Nielsen Sonne was born on 1 February 1822, in Nørholm, Ålborghus, Denmark, his father, Niels Olesen Sonne, was 36 and his mother, Karen Christiansdatter, was 31. He married Cathrine Cicilie Hvilsom on 16 July 1854, in Trinitatis, København, Denmark. He lived in Nørholm, Hornum, Ålborg, Denmark for about 11 years and Frejlev, Hornum, Ålborg, Denmark in 1855. He died on 21 September 1900, in Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Mendon City Cemetery, Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Ole Christian Sonne, "Denmark Census, 1855"
- Ole C Sonne, "BillionGraves Index"
- Oli Soune in entry for Catherine Soune, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Rudi, Uwe. Scandinavian Erik, Niels.
German: from Middle German sonne, sunne ‘sun’, either a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a sun, or a topographic name from a field name.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Sonne ‘sun’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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