Brief Life History of Niels Lars
When Niels Lars Christensen was born on 19 October 1828, in Hillerød, Frederiksborg, Denmark, his father, Christen Nielsen, was 28 and his mother, Dorthea Christine Richter, was 29. He married Hansine Bernhardine Petrine Hansen on 12 July 1850, in Trinitatis, Copenhagen, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Øster Hassing, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark in 1840 and Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 7 February 1920, in Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- Niels Christian in household of Christen Nielsen, "Denmark Census, 1840"
- Legacy NFS Source: Niels Lars Christensen - birth: 19 October 1828; Hillerød, Hillerød, Frederiksborg, Denmark
- Niels Christensen, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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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.
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
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.
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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Mentions of Niels Lars Willie Handcart Company
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