Brief Life History of Charles John
When Charles John Olsen was born on 6 July 1857, in Skæve, Børglum, Denmark, his father, Johannes Oleson, was 26 and his mother, Johanne Christiansen, was 34. He married Mary Nelson Ockerman on 5 February 1880, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Pleasant Grove Election Precinct, Utah, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 24 August 1933, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Charles J Olson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Charles John Olsen - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: Charles John Olson
- Charles John Olsen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Nils, Lars, Alf, Thor, Niels, Sven, Jorgen, Helmer, Iver, Arnfinn.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ole, a short form of Olaf, Olav (see Olafsen ). This surname is the third most common in Norway. It is also established in northeastern England and in northern Germany. Compare Ohlsen , Olesen , Oleson , and Olson .
German (Ölsen): habitational name from any of several places so named, in Saxony, Brandenburg, and the Rhineland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Johanne Christiansen
Johanne was born in 1823 in Taars, Hjorring County, Denmark. Hjorring is in the northern most part of Denmark. She was the daughter of Christian Henrich Hansen of Morild and Inger Marie Pedersdatter …
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