When Jens Michael Michaelsen was born in 1862, in Copenhagen, København, Denmark, his father, Jens Michael Nielsen, was 32 and his mother, Maria Larsdotter or Anderson, was 41. He died on 1 August 1864, in Wyoming, Albany, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 2, and was buried in Wyoming, United States.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Helle, Kerstin, Knud, Niels. German Dieter, Erwin, Fritz, Hans.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Michael .
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