Brief Life History of Bendix Dixon
When Bendix Dixon Hansen was born on 4 September 1859, in Gårslev, Koldinghus, Denmark, his father, Soren Hanson, was 43 and his mother, Ane Marie Bendixdatter, was 36. He married Nancy Elnora Curtis on 28 November 1880, in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Brusk, Vejle, Denmark in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 21 March 1939, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Cedar City Cemetery, Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States.
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- Bendix Sørensen in household of Søren Hansen, "Denmark Census, 1860"
- Franklin Bendixen Hansen with siblings [birth]
- Richard Hansen, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Magasin Du Nord
Magasin is a Danish chain of department stores that was founded in 1868 in Copenhagen and still exists today. They can be found in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and the UK.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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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