James Archillious Christensen

Brief Life History of James Archillious

When James Archillious Christensen was born on 13 January 1891, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Niels Christian Christensen, was 27 and his mother, Christine Wilhelmine Jensen, was 21. He married Sarah Eliza Fletcher on 12 September 1917, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Box Elder Election Precinct, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1900 and Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 5 October 1990, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 99, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Archillious Christensen
1891–1990
Sarah Eliza Fletcher
1892–1986
Marriage: 12 September 1917
Edith Christensen
1918–2002
Janet Christensen
1919–1992
James Christian Christensen
1921–1925
Merle Christensen
1923–2017
Beth Christensen
1925–2007
Calvin Eugene Christensen
1933–1999

Sources (52)

  • James A Christensen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Certificate of Birth from the Record of Members
  • James A. Christensen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1892 · Electric Power and Street Lights

In 1892, electric power and streetlights were installed in Brigham City.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

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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