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The Harnois/Allen Family Genealogy
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1836 - 1870
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Birth |
10 May 1836 |
Fløng, , Roskilde, Denmark |
Gender |
Male |
_UID |
2FA7480C15584B80895E6F1E8386264C51B7 |
Died |
1870 |
Cushing, Polk, Wisconsin, USA |
Person ID |
I2501 |
Harnois |
Last Modified |
1 Feb 2012 |
Father |
Nielsen Peder, b. 1809, Gundsømagle, , Roskilde Amt, Denmark , d. 9 Dec 1859, Brændholt, , Vestsjællands Amt, Denmark |
Mother |
Nielsdatter Maren, b. 30 Jan 1816, Flyng, , Kobenhavn, Denmark , d. 8 Aug 1880, Cushing, Polk, Wisconsin, USA |
Married |
31 Jan 1835 |
Fløng, , Roskilde, Denmark |
Family ID |
F130 |
Group Sheet |
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Notes |
- "Just before Christmas of 1870 a terrible tragedy occurred among thesettlers there in Cushing. The young man, Jens Brenholdt, was out inthe woods when H. P. Christensen who was hunting mistook him for adeer. He shot and hit and there was death in the new settlement whenafter being brought home and having lain wounded for about a week,Jens Brenholdt died. This event became a lifelong sorrow for H. P.Christensen. "
From Danes in Polk County, Wisconsin by A. Bobjerg
" His brother Niels deeded a portion of his land for a cemetary forthis first grave. Land has been added from time to time to theCushing Cemetery through the years, but a marker can still be found onthe top of the hill for this first burial.
When in June 1872 a son was born to Neils and Karen, they named himafter his Pioneer Uncle. This Jens P. Brenholdt lived all of his 73years on the family farm in Cushing."
From "A bit of early family history" by Agnes Marie Brenholdt Skone
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