Brief Life History of Maren
When Maren Pedersdatter was born on 19 November 1819, in Fly, Fjends, Viborg, Denmark, her father, Peder Jensen, was 57 and her mother, Ane Cathrine Olesdatter, was 27. She married Andreas Johanson in 1840, in Fly, Fjends, Viborg, Denmark. She lived in Kerte, Båg, Odense, Denmark in 1860 and Stenløse, Odense, Odense, Denmark in 1860. She died on 22 April 1889, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Maren Pedersdatter in household of Laust Andersen Sondergård, "Denmark Census, 1845"
- Maren Pedersdr, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Maren Andersen, "BillionGraves Index"
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1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1820 · Making Land more affordable
The United States law requiring full payment at the time of purchase and registration of any land. to help encourage sales and make land more affordable, Congress reduced the minimum price of dollar per acre and the minimum size that could be purchased. Most of this land for sale was located on the frontier which was then "The West". This Act was good for many Americans, but it was also over used by wealthy investors.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Mainly U.S.: variant spelling of Darren .
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