Heber Christensen

Brief Life History of Heber

When Heber Christensen was born on 7 December 1878, in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Niels Christensen, was 46 and his mother, Christiane Jeppesdatter, was 45. He married Minnie Marnetta Christensen on 22 December 1897, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Moroni Election Precinct, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1940 and Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 23 November 1952, in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Moroni City Cemetery, Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Heber Christensen
1878–1952
Minnie Marnetta Christensen
1879–1935
Marriage: 22 December 1897
Heber Dairrel Christensen
1899–1975
Leora May Christensen
1901–1965
Grant Odell Christensen
1905–1994
Harold Ray Christensen
1907–1996
Louise Christensen
1909–2006
Edith Christensen
1911–1983
Lucile Christiana Christensen
1913–1932
Ethel Minnie Christensen
1916–2000
Ruth Christensen
1920–2012
Paul Elliot Christensen
1923–2008

Sources (142)

  • Heber Christensen, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Heber Christensen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Heber Christensen, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1887 · New Zealands's First National Park

Tongariro National Park was the sixth national park established in the world and the first in New Zealand. In the center of the park there lies three active volcanic mountains (Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro). it is home to the famed Tongariro Alpine Crossing day hike and has been recognized as a World Heritage Site for all its natural values.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

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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