Karen Marie Hansen

Brief Life History of Karen Marie

When Karen Marie Hansen was born on 20 July 1848, in Kisserup, Roskilde, Denmark, her father, Jens Hansen, was 26 and her mother, Charlotte Sophie Dorthea Pedersen, was 20. She married Peter Henning Madsen 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. She died on 7 December 1932, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, 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 (25)

  • Maria D Madsen in household of Peter H Madsen, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Maria Karen Madsen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Maria Hansen in entry for Charlotte Antonette Madsen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1860

Historical Boundaries: 1860: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Thor, Jorgen, Knud, Holger, Morten, Nils, Einer, Johan.

Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Flemish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Hans . This is the most common surname in Norway. Compare Hanson 4 and also 2 below.

Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, Dutch, Flemish, and Danish Hanssen , a variant of 1 above. Compare Hansson 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

1853: Ship "Forest Monarch" Jens Hansen, wife Charlotte and 2 children boarded the ship in Liverpool. 14 February Charlotte gave birth to a girl

Manuscript history of the John E. Forsgren Emigrating Company: Monday, December 20, 1852. At 12:30 p.m. we sailed from Copenhagen for Kiel on the small ship "Obetrit." Tuesday, Dec. 21. We laid at a …

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