When James Christensen was born on 6 January 1864, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Jens Christensen, was 66 and his mother, Amelia Thomsen, was 31. He married Anna Magrethe Mathilde Nielsen on 16 May 1899, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 3 January 1948, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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In May 1865, Brigham Young placed the cornerstone for the Tabernacle building. The work was delayed because of the construction the railroad. The walls of the Tabernacle begun in 1876. The building was first used in 1881.
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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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Possible Related NamesMy father, James Christensen, was born in a little log cabin on 1st East and 2nd South in Brigham City, Utah on January 6, 1864. He was the son of Jens Christensen and Amelia (Munk) Christensen. He …
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