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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Historical Boundaries: 1860: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
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.
Possible Related NamesManuscript 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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