Andreas Hansen Andersen

Brief Life History of Andreas

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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Family Time Line

Andreas Hansen Andersen
1843–1908
Karen Pedersen
1856–1910
Marriage: 16 August 1883
Charles P Andersen
1884–1935
Mary Anderson
1886–1919
Wilford Christian Anderson
1889–1962
Esther Lucinda Andersen
1892–1965
Clara Andersen
1894–1975
Byron David Anderson
1897–1943
Ivy Sophia Anderson
1900–1981

Sources (69)

  • Andreas Hansen in household of Hans Frederik Andersen, "Denmark Census, 1845"
  • Denmark, Church Records (birth record), 1484-1941; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-33531-17135-70
  • Marriage record to Gjertrude Cathrine Madsen

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)

The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.

1863

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

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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