Brief Life History of Ole Lykke
Ole Lykke Madsen was born on 14 February 1815, in Holmstrup, Skippinge, Holbæk, Denmark as the son of Christian Jacobsen Lykke and Johanne Larsdatter. He married Ane Jensen on 21 July 1837, in Jyderup, Holbæk, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Jyderup, Tuse, Holbæk, Denmark in 1845 and Vig, Ods, Holbæk, Denmark in 1855. He died on 24 October 1856, in Rock Creek, Albany, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Atlantic City, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States.
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- Ole Madsen, "Denmark Census, 1845"
- Birth Record
- Ole Madsen Lykke, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
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1818 · Danmarks Nationalbank
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1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Jorgen, Per, Viggo, Anders, Carsten, Niels, Thor, Alf, Einer, Jeppe.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Mads, a pet form of Mat(t)hias or Mat(t)heus (see Matthew ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Madson , Matson , and Mattson .
English: variant of Madson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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