Brief Life History of Carl Christian Magnus
When Carl Christian Magnus Christensen Vanderskrog was born on 14 June 1847, in Byrum, Læsø, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Christen Christensen Wanderskrog, was 49 and his mother, Karen Christensdatter, was 35. He married Ottilia Chrestine Caroline Remmer on 11 November 1877, in Vesterø, Læsø, Hjørring, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Børglum, Børglum, Denmark for about 20 years. He died on 30 January 1918, in Byrum, Læsø, Hjørring, Denmark, at the age of 70, and was buried in Byrum, Læsø, Hjørring, Denmark.
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- Carl Chr Magnus Christen in household of Thomas Petersen, "Denmark Census, 1870"
- Carl Christian Christensen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Carl Christian Magnus Christensen in entry for Carl Christensen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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World Events (5)
1849
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
1850 · Translation of the Book of Mormon into Danish
Erastus Snow and Peter Hansen translated the Book of Mormon into Danish after six months of being in the country. This translation was the first full translation of the Book of Mormon into another language, after English.
1868 · Magasin Du Nord
Magasin is a Danish chain of department stores that was founded in 1868 in Copenhagen and still exists today. They can be found in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and the UK.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Bent, Anders, Thor, Jorgen, Nils, Einer, Viggo, Folmer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christen . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the especially Danish and Norwegian variant Kristensen . Compare Christenson and Christianson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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