Brief Life History of Niels Christian
When Niels Christian Hansen was born on 29 May 1864, in Sankt Pauls, Sokkelund, Copenhagen, Denmark, his father, Jens Hansen, was 34 and his mother, Christine Johansen, was 35. He married Maria Anderson on 15 January 1901, in St. Anthony, Fremont, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1866 and lived in Chester, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1900 and St. Anthony, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1920. He died on 6 March 1924, in Rimrock, Yakima, Washington, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Farnum Cemetery, Drummond, Fremont, Idaho, United States.
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- Christian Hansen, "United States Census, 1900"
- Hansen, Niels Christian København amt, Sokkelund, Sankt Paul Birth 1864
- Nels C Hanson, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1962"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1865 · The Assassination of a President
While attending the play "Our American Cousin" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South.
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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