Brief Life History of Victor August Hastrup
When Victor August Hastrup Madsen was born on 4 September 1855, in Copenhagen, København, Denmark, his father, Christian August Madsen, was 33 and his mother, Anne Louise Hastrup, was 28. He married Sarah Olsen on 20 January 1881, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He died on 8 November 1897, in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Gunnison Cemetery, Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Victor A Madsen in household of C A Madsen, "United States Census, 1870"
- Victor A Madsen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Victor August Hastrup Madsen, "Find A Grave Index"
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Children (6)
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World Events (8)
1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
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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Letter from C.A. Madsen to his sister Johanne (dated 2 Dec 1856)
Hjørring 2 December 1856 My beloved sister! I have not heard from you at all, but my wife told me that Pauline had been sick. It is very important to me dear sister, if you want to, can be able to …
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