Parley Christiansen

Brief Life History of Parley

When Parley Christiansen was born on 7 December 1857, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Niels Christian Christiansen, was 40 and his mother, Dorthe Kjerstine Dahl Clemmensdatter, was 28. He married Dorthea Christine Jensen Scow on 21 April 1881, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Logan, Cache, Utah, United States in 1928. In 1920, his occupation is listed as mayor of gunnison (2 terms), sanpete county commissioner in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States. He died on 13 May 1930, in Mayfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Mayfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Parley Christiansen
1857–1930
Dorthea Christine Jensen Scow
1861–1946
Marriage: 21 April 1881
Dorthea Geneva Christiansen
1882–1962
Mette Eulalia Christiansen
1885–1977
Aaron Parley Christiansen
1889–1950
Edna Merline Christiansen
1891–1942
Nels Woodruff Christiansen
1893–1955
Christiansen
1895–1895
ElRay LaVar Christiansen
1897–1975
Junius Christian Christiansen
1900–1958

Sources (66)

  • Parley Christiansen in household of N C Christiansen, "United States Census, 1880"
  • U.S., Returns from Military Posts, 1806-1916
  • Parley Christiansen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1859 · Logan is Founded

"\""During the end of April, David Reese and his company settled the land north of the Logan River. That area was the second permanent settlement in Cache Valley and the future location of Logan. The city's boundary was drawn by Logan's first bishop, Jesse W. Fox, a government engineer. The name \""\""Logan\""\"" comes from a trapper that used to frequent the area before the pioneers came to the valley.\"""

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1877 · Logan's First Stake is Formed

Eighteen years after the first ward was established and the population of the valley increased exponentially, the first Stake was established.

Name Meaning

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.

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HISTORY OF PARLEY CHRISTIANSEN Written by Lily C. Larson in 1968 Edited by Floyd L. Larson Parley Christiansen was born in Salt Lake City on December 7, 1857. His parents were Niels Christian C …

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