Brief Life History of Maren Christine
When Maren Christine Andersen was born on 3 June 1848, in Falkerslev, Falsters Sønder, Maribo, Denmark, her father, Wilhelm Andersen, was 30 and her mother, Henriette Laurentze Berntsen, was 26. She married William Arthur Cox on 1 December 1866, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1853. She died on 6 August 1906, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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Sources (32)
- Christine Andersen in household of Vilhelm Andersen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- Mary Anderson, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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World Events (8)
1849
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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1852: Conditions below deck similar to those who recorded crossing the North Sea from Hamburg to Hull, England on the "SS Lion."
From the biography of Peter Munk, who was 8 years old at the time: "The passengers went down in the hold of the ship and the hatches were closed. The hold was as one large room with beds or bunks buil …
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