Brief Life History of Alexander DeWitt
When Alexander DeWitt Christofferson was born on 5 August 1887, in Apache, Arizona, United States, his father, Peter Julius Christofferson, was 44 and his mother, Sarah Hulda DeWitt, was 24. He married Louisa Vickery on 26 November 1913, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Lehi Election Precinct, Utah, Utah, United States in 1940 and World for about 10 years. He died on 8 June 1976, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Sources (69)
- Alexander Dewitt Christofferson in entry for Ruth Christofferson, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- Alex Dewatt Christoffersen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Alexander Christofferson in entry for Paul Raymond Sherwood, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
Spouse and Children
1887–1976 Male
1884–1929 Female
Children (10)
1914–1996 Female
1916–2007 Female
1918–2007 Female
1920–2014 Male
1922–1945 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1843–1910 Male
1863–1904 Female
Siblings (9)
1882–1960 Female
1884–1959 Male
1887–1976 Male
1889–1984 Female
1892–1973 Female
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 3
1894 · The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed.
Age 7
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Age 25
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Swedish Christoffersson or Kristoffersson: patronymic from the personal name Christoffer, Kristoffer (see Christopher ). This is also an Americanized form of the Norwegian and Danish cognates Christoffersen and Kristoffersen. Compare Christoferson and Christopherson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Halloween
When Grandpa was in his 70's, our ward had a Halloween activity for all ward members. Grandpa wore my Mom's dark pink chenelle bathrobe. On his head he wore my sister's brown long hair piece and my l …
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