Brief Life History of Niels Peter
When Niels Peter Nielsen was born on 15 February 1835, in Brovst, Øster Han, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Niels Kristian Nielsen, was 30 and his mother, Maren Larsdatter, was 31. He married Birthe Marie Aagard about March 1862, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He lived in Åby, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark for about 10 years. He died on 2 September 1911, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Niels Peter Nielsen in household of Nils Kirstian Nielsen, "Denmark Census, 1840"
- Niels Peter Nielsen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Niels Peter Nielson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Jorgen, Knud, Lars, Nels, Bent, Borge, Holger, Ove, Einer, Oluf.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Niels, a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). Compare Nielson , Neilsen , Nelsen , Nilsen , and Nilson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Birthe Marie Jensen Aagard Nielsen
Birthe Marie Jensen Aagard Nielsen (Taken from printed family history book “Aagard and Jensen History” printed around 1994) Birthe Marie Aagard was born on 28 June 1841 in Farre, Sporup, Skanderborg …
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