When Victor Emanuel Degn was born on 8 December 1913, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Niels Mortensen Degn, was 46 and his mother, Bertha Johanna Caroline Sørensen, was 30. He married Alma Wallace on 27 April 1939, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in United States in 1949 and Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 24 April 2000, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Otto, Erik.
Swedish and Danish: occupational name from degn ‘deacon’, from Latin diaconus ‘servant’.
German: variant of Degen .
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Possible Related NamesFrom an interview with Vic Degn, December 14, 1997 Edited by Florence Sadler Cecilia's (Johanna’s) father (Sophus Sorensen) came from Denmark around 1910. He had three brothers who came to the south …
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