Brief Life History of Ane Bergithe
When Ane Bergithe Stech was born on 8 January 1840, in Hvejsel, Nørvang, Vejle, Denmark, her father, Christian Peter Steck, was 39 and her mother, Maria Sophia Vilhemine Wasse "Voss", was 33. She married Niels C. Jensen in 1861, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 19 February 1902, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Ane Birgithe Stech in household of Christian Stech, "Denmark Census, 1850"
- Ane Bergetta Steck, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Anna Bridgette Christophersen, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946"
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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.
1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
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
Polish and Rusyn (from Poland); Czech (Štěch) and Slovak (Štech): from the personal name Stech, Štěch, Štech, pet forms of Polish Stefan, Czech Štěpán, Slovak Štefan, equivalents of Latin Stephanus (see Steven ).
Americanized form of Polish and Rusyn (from Poland) Stecz , a cognate of 1 above.
East German: from a pet form of Steffen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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