Brief Life History of Caroline Margaret Larsen
When Caroline Margaret Larsen Jorgensen was born on 8 October 1823, in Pedersker, Bornholm, Denmark, her father, Lars Jørgensen Koch, was 57 and her mother, Maren Kirstine Nielsdr, was 33. She married Ole Christopher Olsen on 21 April 1851, in Garnisons, Copenhagen, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860 and Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 28 May 1882, in Mayfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Mayfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Caren M Olsen in household of O C Olsen, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Caroline Margaret Jorgensen - Government record: birth-name: Margaret
- Karen Margrethe Jørgensen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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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: Scandinavian Erik, Jorgen, Nels, Lars, Niels, Holger, Anders, Borge, Einer, Folmer, Morten, Bjorn.
Danish and Norwegian (Jørgensen); North German (Jörgensen): patronymic from the personal name Jørgen, Jörgen, from Greek Geōrgios (see George ). Compare Jergensen , Jergenson , Jorgenson , and Yorgensen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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OLE CHRISTOPHER OLSEN 1825–1906 by Burton K. [Bertus C.] Olsen (G. grandson of Ole)
OLE CHRISTOPHER OLSEN 7 Feb 1825 – 13 Mar 1906 By Burton K. [Bertus C.] Olsen (G. grandson of Ole) Ole Christopher Olsen was born February 7, 1825, in Faaraby, Aaker, Bornholm, Denmark, a small farmi …
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