Individual Record 13

Name}   Hansen, Dorthea		Family History} Olson
Title}	Race} White	Sex} Female
Birth:   Date} Fam 12 Dec 1866	Place} Kjóng, Asseam, Denmark
Marr.: Date} Exa 17 Dec 1892	Place} St. Stephan's Lutheran, Perth Amboy, Middlesex, NJ     (Link)
Death: Date} Fam 24 Sep 1948	Place} Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania
Burial: Date} Aft  24 Sep 1948	Place} Alpine Cemetery, Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey
	Grave Marker} Yes	Source 1}  50 = Family hstry Source 2}  52 = Interview Source 3}  54 = 1900 USA cen Source 4}  89 = Diary Source 5} 218 = Cemetery rec Source 6} 222 = Photograph Source 7} 232 = 1910 USA cen Source 8} 218 = Cemetery rec Source 9} 251 = Marriage rec Source 10} 252 = Birth certif Source 11} 258 = Marriage rec Source 12} 556 = Newspaper Source 13} 591 = Letter Source 14} 630 = Photograph Source 15} 746 = 1930 USA cen Source 16} 748 = 1920 USA cen Source 17} 1001=Marriage record
Parents: } Hans Johansin & Karen Kirstine Jensen    Relationship No.} 15
1st Household No.} 36 = Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey
Occupation 1} Housewife        Occupation 2} Weaver
Religion/Church} Lutheran
Spouses:   Prime} Møller, Christian Hansen  Total Number of} 1
Notes:  According to family records, Dorthea Hansen was born 12 Dec 1866 in Kjóng, Asseam, Denmark.  According to her marriage return, she was the daughter of Hans Johansin and Karen Kirstine Jensen, but she may have been adopted.  Her original maiden name may have been Jorgensen, and she may have been illegitimate.  She immigrated to the United States in 1891, and became a naturalized citizen.  She married Christian Hansen Møller on 17 Dec 1892, in St. Stephan's Danish Lutheran Church in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey.
In 1900, Dorthea and Christian were living at 237 Washington Street, Perth Amboy.  They had four sons, Hans, Alfred, Christian, and Peter, ages 6, 5, 3, and 1 respectively.  Christian was a brakeman for the Lehigh Valley Railroad.  The census record leaves blank the questions whether Dorthea could yet read, write or speak English. By 1910, the Dorthea and Christian had moved a block to 315 Washington Street, Perth Amboy, pictured at right, which became their long time home.  Dorthea had had another son, named Harold, who was just 6 years old.  Alfred, age 15, was not listed as he was living with his uncle, Hans Nielsen Miller.  In 1918, her son Peter married Evelyn Baldwin.  It was shortly before this that a grandaughter believes that Dorthea had a nervous breakdown.  A letter from Dorthea to Peter, dated April 24, 1918, is written from St.[State] Hospital, Trenton, N.J., and describes her room and visitors. In 1920, Dorthea is back at home with Christian, but only their sons Christian and Harold were living with them.  Christian was a fireman for the copper works, and Harold, at age 16, was a clerk in a bank.  In 1930,a couple, Tice and Mary Bowman were evidently renting a room in their home. Christian and Dorthea celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on 17 Dec 1942 with family and friends in their own home.  Christian died 14 May 1944.  Following his death, Dorthea went to live with her youngest son, Harold, in Reading Pennsylvania.  She died 24 Sep 1948 after a fall down a flight of stairs.  Both she and her husband are buried in Alpine Cemetery, Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
Time of Birth}	Time of Death}	Fraternal/Social}
Baptism Date}	Place}
Confirm. Date}	Photos} Dorthea Hansen
Immigr'n Date} 1891	Port} N/A
Education: Grade} Elementary school       or Top 2 Degrees}
Military: Service} None                          for the State of}
Health Condition} Mental breakdown  Cause of Death} Accident, fall	Last Updated by} Karen Hancock Date Updated}   9 Apr 2010 Date Created}    9 Apr 1993
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