Mads Fredrick Theobald Christensen

Brief Life History of Mads Fredrick Theobald

When Mads Fredrick Theobald Christensen was born on 10 March 1837, in Vor Frelsers, Sokkelund, Copenhagen, Denmark, his father, Mads Christensen, was 38 and his mother, Dorthea Christiane Tranum, was 30. He married Kirstine Sophie Rasmussen on 3 June 1861, in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in St Thomas, Lincoln, Nevada, United States in 1870 and Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 14 July 1917, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Mads Fredrick Theobald Christensen
1837–1917
Kirstine Sophie Rasmussen
1844–1906
Marriage: 3 June 1861
Charles Frederick Christensen
1862–1882
Annie Dorthea Christensen
1864–1932
John William Christensen
1866–1956
George Franklin Christensen
1869–1907
Warren Oscar Christensen
1872–1948
Elnora Sophia Christensen
1874–1932
Emma Rebecca Christensen
1876–1956
Sarah Octavia Christensen
1878–1927
Eliza May Christensen
1882–1973
Jessie Edna Christensen
1884–1962
Louise Loretta Christensen
1886–1889

Sources (68)

  • Fredrik Durup, "Denmark, Census, 1840"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mads Frederick Theobald Christensen - Published information: Family genealogies: birth-name: Mads Frederick Theobald Christensen
  • Mads Frederik Theobald Christensen, "Denmark, Copenhagen City, Civil Marriages, 1739-1964, Index 1877-1964"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

1859

Historical Boundaries: 1859: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

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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MADS FREDERICK THEOBALD CHRISTENSEN 1837-1917 An historical record of the life and some of the experiences of Mads Theobald Christensen, written by himself in the English language for the informatio …

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