Brief Life History of Kirsten
When Kirsten Olsen was born on 27 February 1844, in Stensby, Bårse, Præstø, Denmark, her father, Rasmus Olsen, was 37 and her mother, Ingeborg Hansdatter, was 31. She married James Allred on 14 March 1857, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in Kalvehave, Bårse, Præstø, Denmark in 1850. She died on 20 November 1910, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Kirsta Anderson in household of Andrew Anderson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Kirsten Olsen - Government record: Death record or certificate: birth: ; Denmark
- Kisty Anderson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Nils, Lars, Alf, Thor, Niels, Sven, Jorgen, Helmer, Iver, Arnfinn.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ole, a short form of Olaf, Olav (see Olafsen ). This surname is the third most common in Norway. It is also established in northeastern England and in northern Germany. Compare Ohlsen , Olesen , Oleson , and Olson .
German (Ölsen): habitational name from any of several places so named, in Saxony, Brandenburg, and the Rhineland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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1853: The paddle steamer "Eideren" Rasmus Olsen, wife Ingeborg and 4 children on board from Copenhagen to Kiel, Germany.
A Compilation of General Voyage Notes: On Monday, December 26, 1853, another company of Scandinavian Saints, consisting of three hundred and seventy-eight souls, sailed from Copenhagen, Denmark, by t …
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