When Andreas Hansen Andersen was born on 1 August 1843, in Skæve, Børglum, Denmark, his father, Hans Frederick Andersen, was 42 and his mother, Else Marie Andersdatter, was 28. He married Gjertrude Katrena Madsen on 20 September 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Skæve, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark for about 10 years. He died on 1 September 1908, in Independence, Madison, Idaho, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Burton Cemetery, Madison, Idaho, United States.
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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 NamesThe biography of Andrew P Andersen is located in the "Documents" section of Memories as a PDF document.
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