Brief Life History of Bodil Marie
When Bodil Marie Olsen was born on 8 July 1832, in Frederiksborg, Denmark, her father, Ole Jacobsen, was 33 and her mother, Anne Poulsdatter, was 31. She married Peter Jensen on 12 February 1859, in Dråby, Frederiksborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Lynge-Frederiksborg, Frederiksborg, Denmark in 1860 and Rich, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 28 February 1913, in Ovid, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Ovid, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.
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- Bodild Marie Olsen, "Denmark Census, 1845"
- Bodil Marie Olsen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Bodelia Maria Jensen, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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.
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Nils, Lars, Alf, Thor, Niels, Sven, Jorgen, Helmer, Iver, Arnfinn.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ole, a short form of Olaf, Olav (see Olafsen ). This surname is the third most common in Norway. It is also established in northeastern England and in northern Germany. Compare Ohlsen , Olesen , Oleson , and Olson .
German (Ölsen): habitational name from any of several places so named, in Saxony, Brandenburg, and the Rhineland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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