Dusenius ("Sinner")Poulsen

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Dusenius ("Sinner") /Paulson/

Born 12 April 1879 - Hov, Sennels (Parish), Hillerslev (District), Thisted (County), Denmark
Baptized 27 April 1879 - Sennels (Parish), Hillerslev (District), Thisted (County), Denmark
Deceased 18 August 1956 - Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California,aged 77 years old
A employee of Leach & Gamble Co., wholesale grocers located at 401 Secon, farm worker, a blacksmith

Parents

Poul Sorensen 1833-1906
Inger Marie Christendatter 1837-1906

Spouses and children

Married in 1904 to Louisa Servina (Vine) Bjondahl 1880-1913 with
- Pearl "Henrietta" Paulson 1909-1986
Married 1 November 1920, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, to Gunhild Ingvaldson 1880-1974

Siblings

Maren Poulsen 1859-1940
Soren Christian ('Chris") Poulsen 1860-1920
Christen Poulsen 1862-1919
Dorthe Marie Poulsen 1864-1867
Ane Marie Poulsen 1866-1943
Sidsel "Marie" Poulsen 1869-1938
Anton Poulsen 1871-1945
Otto Poulsen 1872-1929
Dortea Marie Poulsen 1873-1961
Nikoline (Line) Poulsen 1876-1950
Elvine Kirstine Povlsen 1877-1956
Katrine Poulsen 1881-1952

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Events

12 April 1879 :	12 April 1879 :Birth - Hov, Sennels (Parish), Hillerslev (District), Thisted (County), Denmark \|\|Dusenius got his name from "dusin", the Danish word for "dozen", because he was the twelth child born to the family. Sources: - California Death Index, 1940-97, Url: www.ancestry.com - Dusenius Paulsen [sic] - World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Record Type: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Url: www.ancestry.com - Dusenius Paulson - Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941 - FamilySearch, Url: www.familysearch.org - Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941 Name: Dusenius Poulsen Event Type: Christening, 27 Apr 1879 Event Place: Sennels, Thisted, Denmark Gender:Male Birth Date: 12 Apr 1879 Father's Name: Povl Sørensen Mother's Name: Inger Marie Kristensen Volume:1 Volume Note: 1878 - 1891 Page Number Reference: 4
27 April 1879 :	27 April 1879 :Baptism - Sennels (Parish), Hillerslev (District), Thisted (County), Denmark Sources: Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941 - FamilySearch, Url: www.familysearch.org - Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941 Name: Dusenius Poulsen Event Type: Christening, 27 Apr 1879 Event Place: Sennels, Thisted, Denmark Gender:Male Birth Date: 12 Apr 1879 Father's Name: Povl Sørensen Mother's Name: Inger Marie Kristensen Volume:1 Volume Note: 1878 - 1891 Page Number Reference: 4
1896 :	1896 :Emigration - Denmark to the United States Dusenius sailed from Copenhagen on the ship Thingvalla (the same ship on which his sister Ane Marie had sailed in 1893), arriving at Ellis Island on 20 April 1896, en route to Chicago. He eventually reached Wahpeton, North Dakota. As a young man, he worked as a blacksmith, probably for his older brother Chris Paulson who had arrived in Wahpeton from Denmark in about 1880. Dusenius received his second naturalization papers and became a United State citizen in Wahpeton on 3 November 1904. His affidavit stated that he had enlisted in the United States Army on April 5, 1900, and was still in the army on 3 November 1904. Dusenius served in the United States Cavalry. Sources: 1920 U.S. Census, Record Type: 1920 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com - Census 1920, www.ancestry.com - 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Dusenius Paulson Home in 1920: Minneapolis Ward 12, Hennepin, Minnesota Age: 40 years Estimated birth year: abt 1880 Birthplace: Denmark Relation to Head of House: Lodger Father's Birth Place: Denmark Mother's Birth Place: Denmark Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Year of Immigration: 1896 Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes
1904 :	1904 :Marriage (with Louisa Servina (Vine) Bjondahl) \|\|They were probably married in Wahpeton, North Dakota. A daughter, Pearl "Henrietta", was born to them in 1909 in Wahpeton.
1912 :	1912 :Residence - 203 South Second Street, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota In the 1912-13 Wahpeton City Directory, his first name is misspelled "Dusenous" and her first name is spelled "Sevina". Sources: Ley's Wahpeton [ND] & Breckenridge [MN] City Directory - Wahpeton, ND, City Directory - John H. Ley, Saint Cloud, MN, 1912-13
1915 :	1915 :Census - Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota [Source: North Dakota State Census - 1915]
1917 :	1917 :Occupation - Nassau, Burke County, North Dakota farm worker Sources: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Record Type: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Url: www.ancestry.com - Dusenius Paulson
between 1918 and 1950 :	between 1918 and 1950 :Residence - Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Dusenius, who was called "Sinner", managed apartment houses in Minneapolis. The last was Friedman Court at 1875 Hennepin Avenue (near Lyndale).
1920 :	1920 :Occupation a blacksmith Sources: 1920 U.S. Census, Record Type: 1920 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com - Census 1920, www.ancestry.com
1920 :	1920 :Census - Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Sources: 1920 U.S. Census, Record Type: 1920 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com - Census 1920, www.ancestry.com - 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Dusenius Paulson Home in 1920: Minneapolis Ward 12, Hennepin, Minnesota Age: 40 years Estimated birth year: abt 1880 Birthplace: Denmark Relation to Head of House: Lodger Father's Birth Place: Denmark Mother's Birth Place: Denmark Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Year of Immigration: 1896 Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes
1 November 1920 :	1 November 1920 :Marriage (with Gunhild Ingvaldson) - Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota \|\|When Dusenius married Gunhild in 1920, he was a widower with an 11 year old daughter (Henrietta), and she was a widow, with two young daughters (LaVonne and Diane) about 8 and 9 years old.
between 1950 and 1956 :	between 1950 and 1956 :Residence - Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
18 August 1956 :	18 August 1956 :Death - Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California \|\|The cause of death was post-surgery pneumonia. He was cremated, and his ashes were scattered over the Pacific Ocean. Sources: California Death Index, 1940-97, Url: www.ancestry.com - Dusenius Paulsen [sic]

Notes

Individual Note

Occupation: a employee of Leach & Gamble Co., wholesale grocers located at 401 Second Street.[1912](Source: Ley's Wahpeton [ND] & Breckenridge [MN] City Directory - Wahpeton, ND, City Directory - John H. Ley, Saint Cloud, MN, 1912-13)
In about 1918, he moved to Minneapolis.

Social Security Number: 468-01-5773, issued Minnesota
Source: California Death Index, 1940-97, Url: www.ancestry.comDusenius Paulsen [sic]
In 1950, he had major surgery (kidneys, etc.). In November of 1950, they went to Pasadena, California, "for the winter" and stayed there for the rest of their lives.

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Soren Christian Christensen 1790-1838		Maren Andersdatter 1798-1877		Christen Christensen Blach 1804-1868		Dorthe Marie Nielsdatter 1805-1878
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	Poul Sorensen 1833-1906				Inger Marie Christendatter 1837-1906
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			Dusenius ("Sinner") Poulsen 1879-1956