Peter Henning Madsen

Brief Life History of Peter Henning

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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Family Time Line

Peter Henning Madsen
1847–1923
Karen Marie Hansen
1848–1932
Marriage: 12 December 1870
Cora Dorthea Madsen
1871–1949
Nelson Peter Madsen
1873–1954
J. Milton Madsen
1875–1875
Charlotte Antoinette Madsen
1876–1948
Luella Marie Madsen
1878–1964
Joseph Madsen
1881–1881
Lewis Madsen
1881–1881
Erastus Madsen
1882–1882
Hyrum Henry Madsen
1883–1883
Eunice Christine Madsen
1884–1973
Orson Perry Madsen
1886–1975
Frances Madsen
1890–1972
Stanford Madsen
1893–1983

Sources (34)

  • Peter Madsen in household of Henry Madsen, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Danish Church Records; birth of Peter Henningsen in 1847
  • Peter Henning Madsen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1849

Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.

1849

Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

1867

Nebraska is the 37th state.

Name Meaning

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.

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MADSEN, 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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