When Karen Kirstine Svendsen was born on 17 May 1830, in Vejby, Børglum, Denmark, her father, Svend Larsen, was 57 and her mother, Ane Pedersen, was 40. She married Niels Peter Larsen on 13 April 1855, in Vejby, Vejby, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Vejby, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark for about 11 years. She died on 4 February 1909, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bjorn, Erik, Knut, Lars, Niels, Per, Thor, Astrid, Britt, Carsten, Einer, Evald.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Svend, from Old Norse Sveinn, originally a byname meaning ‘boy, servant’. Compare Svenson , Swanson , Swendsen , Swensen , and Swenson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesLike many in the small community, Karen attended the Lutheran Church that is still the center of the community today. “She would have grown up knowing Niels Peter Larsen, her husband to be, as he …
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