Brief Life History of Rasmus
When Rasmus Rasmussen was born on 9 January 1848, in Holme, Holme, Havreballegård, Denmark, his father, Michel or Mikkel Rasmussen, was 38 and his mother, Ingeborg Sorensdatter, was 30. He lived in Holme, Ning, Århus, Denmark for about 5 years. He died on 10 August 1857, in Laramie, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 9, and was buried in Pioneer Children's Memorial, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Rasmus Mikkelsen, "Denmark Census, 1855"
- Rasmus Rasmussen, "Find a Grave Index"
- Rasmus Michelsen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (2)
1849
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Jorgen, Niels, Bent, Holger, Thor, Borge, Knute, Per, Alf.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Rasmus .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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1855-56: Ship "John J. Boyd" Mikkel Rasmussen, wife Ingeborg and large family are passengers from Liverpool to New York
The wicked Captain of Ship “John J. Boyd.” My father and Myself arrived at Liverpool on December the 9. Stayed and visited with my sister and husband until the 12th and in the evening we went on the …
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