Brief Life History of Mette Marie
When Mette Marie Christensen was born on 11 March 1853, in Rødding, Rødding, Viborg, Denmark, her father, Christen Sorensen, was 27 and her mother, Dorthe Kjerstine Dahl Clemmensdatter, was 23. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1855. She died on 26 June 1855, in Kansas, United States, at the age of 2, and was buried in Pioneer Children's Memorial, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Mette Marie Christensen, "Find a Grave Index"
- Mette M Christensen, "Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945"
- Mette Marie Christensen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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World Events (2)
1854 · St. George's Hall
In 1854, St. George's Hall was completed. The site that it sits on is were the Liverpool Infirmary was previously located. The hall was built for entertainment.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
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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1855: "Jacob Secrist/Noah Guymon Company" Ole Larsen and deceased wife Maren's 3 children and granddaughter is in this company.
One hundred and seventy-five, under the leadership of P. O. Hansen, left St. Louis on the twelfth, by the steamboat Clara, for Atchison, Kansas, but owing to low water in the river, they were compelle …
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