Mette Sophia Christensen

10 March 1843–17 March 1938 (Age 95)
Orup, Roholte, Tryggevælde, Denmark

The Life Summary of Mette Sophia

When Mette Sophia Christensen was born on 10 March 1843, in Orup, Roholte, Tryggevælde, Denmark, her father, Christen Christensen, was 27 and her mother, Ane Sophie Sorensen, was 25. She married Peter Christensen in 1862, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910 and Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 17 March 1938, in Lompoc, Santa Barbara, California, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery, Lompoc, Santa Barbara, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Peter Christensen
1843–1922
Mette Sophia Christensen
1843–1938
Marriage: 1862
Ane Torah Emelie Christensen
1863–1863
Peter Christensen
1864–1864
Ane Sophie Christensen
1865–1865
Capt John Andrew Culver Christensen
1866–1946
Parley Parker Christensen
1869–1954
George Ezra Christensen
1871–1872
Albert Christian Christensen
1873–1874
Arthur Eugene Christensen
1875–1917
Elnora Bergitte Christensen
1877–1962
Peter Albert Christensen
1879–1890
Florence Matilda Christensen
1882–1969
Lawrence Adolphus Christensen
1884–1936
Esther Sophia Christensen
1886–1978

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1862Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (8)

    1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
    Age 4
    The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
    1855
    Age 12
    Oldest known burial in cemetery: Henry Wilfield Dittmann BIRTH unknown DEATH 1 Nov 1855 BURIAL Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California, USA MEMORIAL ID 89613463
    1868 · Impeach the President!
    Age 25
    Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Christen
    Christesen

    Story Highlight

    Except from Biography of Parley P. Christensen--Presidential Candidate

    Parley P. Christensen was the fifth of thirteen children born to Peter and Sophia Christensen. Parley's father and mother came from Denmark and crossed the plains separately with ox teams, walking mo …

    Sources (30)

    • Mette Sophie Christiansen in household of Christian Christiansen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
    • Sophia Christensen in entry for Laurence A Christensen and Mary Grace Stollsteimer, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
    • Sophia Christensen, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"

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