When Merlin Denton Christensen was born on 15 April 1905, in Chapin, Teton, Idaho, United States, his father, Neanon Christensen, was 28 and his mother, Martha Maude Moulton, was 20. He married Lillie Eliza Hodges on 20 April 1944, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Victor Election Precinct, Teton, Idaho, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. He died on 28 November 1963, in Driggs, Teton, Idaho, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Victor Cemetery, Teton, Idaho, United States.
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The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Natural Bridges National Monument was designated a National Monument in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt. It is Utah’s first National Monument but didn’t get many visitors until after the uranium boom of the 1950s. Today the Monument and its park became the first International Dark Sky Park certified by the International Dark-Sky Association.
Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.
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 .
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