Brief Life History of Niels Peter
When Niels Peter Christensen was born on 17 May 1863, in Stokkemarke, Maribo, Denmark, his father, Christen Hansen, was 38 and his mother, Dorthe Sorensen Hansdatter, was 42. He died in August 1866, at the age of 3.
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- Niels Peder Christensen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Niels Peder Christensen, "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923"
- Niels Peter William Hansen, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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World Events (4)
1864
War: Prussia and Austria vs. Denmark.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1865 · The Assassination of a President
"While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Bent, Anders, Thor, Jorgen, Nils, Einer, Viggo, Folmer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christen . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the especially Danish and Norwegian variant Kristensen . Compare Christenson and Christianson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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