Brief Life History of Niels
Niels Andersen was born on 20 March 1848, in Hodsager, Bøvling, Denmark as the son of Johanne Jeppesdatter and Christen Madsen Johanne Jeppesdatter. He married Maria Sophie Christensen on 25 December 1874, in København, København, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in København, Denmark in 1880. He died on 11 December 1920, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Niels Andersen, "Denmark Census, 1880"
- Niels L Anderson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Neils L. Andersen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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World Events (8)
1849
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
1851 · Brigham City is Settled
In 1851, Brigham City is settled and named after Brigham Young.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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