Brief Life History of Mary Christina
When Mary Christina Rasmussen was born on 8 September 1841, in Falkerslev, Falsters Sønder, Maribo, Denmark, her father, Rasmus Larsen, was 30 and her mother, Caroline Olsen, was 30. She married Christian Peter Larson on 9 April 1862, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Ephraim Election Precinct, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 4 September 1924, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Ephraim Pioneer Cemetery, Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Kirstine Rasmussen, "Denmark Census, 1845"
- Denmark Births and Christenings, 1631-1900s
- Mary Christine Larsen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Jorgen, Niels, Bent, Holger, Thor, Borge, Knute, Per, Alf.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Rasmus .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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1853: John E. Forsgren Company. Rasmus Larsen, wife Karen and 5 children in this company.
Transcript Transcript for Manuscript history of the John E. Forsgren Emigrating Company: Thursday, May 19. At noon we left our camp in Keokuk, and in the evening made camp ten English miles out. Fri …
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