Brief Life History of Maren
When Maren Andersdatter was born on 3 September 1808, in Skanderup, Skanderborg, Denmark, her father, Anders Thomasen, was 44 and her mother, Ellen Hansdatter, was 27. She married Jens Pedersen Aagaard on 25 October 1828, in Sporup, Skanderborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She immigrated to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and lived in Sporup, Gjern, Skanderborg, Denmark for about 26 years. She died on 12 August 1879, in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Maren Andersdatter in household of Jens Pedersen, "Denmark Census, 1834"
- Legacy NFS Source: Maren Andersdatter - Church record: Birth record or certificate: birth: 9 March 1817; Vejrum, Ringkobing, Denmark
- Maren Andersdatter, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
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World Events (8)
1814
Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.
1815 · Manchester Dock in Liverpool Built
In 1815, the Manchester Dock in Liverpool was constructed by John Foster Sr. It was an important gateway for coal and manufactured goods mainly corn and cotton. It closed in 1929.
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.
Name Meaning
Mainly U.S.: variant spelling of Darren .
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Jens Pedersen Aagard, unknown author
Jens Pedersen Aagard Andrew's father, Jens Pedersen Aagard, as a young man, spent three years in the army. In the 1800's when Jens was in his late teens, he like the other young men in Denmark, was …
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