When Peter Henning Madsen was born on 1 October 1847, in Virket, Falkerslev, Falsters Sønder, Maribo, Denmark, his father, Henning Madsen, was 26 and his mother, Karen Tønnesen Pedersen, was 28. He married Karen Marie Hansen on 12 December 1870, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He registered for military service in 1866. He died on 2 June 1923, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
Nebraska is the 37th state.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Jorgen, Per, Viggo, Anders, Carsten, Niels, Thor, Alf, Einer, Jeppe.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Mads, a pet form of Mat(t)hias or Mat(t)heus (see Matthew ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Madson , Matson , and Mattson .
English: variant of Madson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesMADSEN, PETER H., farmer, of Manti, is a son of Henneng and Karen, born in Denmark, October 1, 1847. In 1866 the parents emigrated to this country with four children. They crossed the plains in an ox …
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