When Niels Christian Christiansen was born on 4 October 1817, in Dølby, Skivehus, Denmark, his father, Christian Christensen, was 27 and his mother, Anne Maria Christensdatter, was 33. He married Catherine Frederiksdatter on 25 October 1845, in Skive, Skivehus, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Skive, Hindborg, Viborg, Denmark in 1845 and Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States for about 10 years. In 1880, at the age of 63, his occupation is listed as farmer in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States. He died on 26 January 1899, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Nels, Holger, Bent, Carsten, Lars, Per, Sven, Ejner, Johan, Jorgen.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christian . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the Norwegian and Danish variant Kristiansen .
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, or North German patronymic Christensen , a cognate of 1 above. Compare Christianson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Niels Christian Christiansen was born in Trustrup Dolby, Denmark on 4 October, 1817. As a young man he learned the trade of a mason. It was the custom in Denmark at that time for young men early in …
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