Sophus Martin Christensen

Brief Life History of Sophus Martin

When Sophus Martin Christensen was born on 20 January 1899, in Skoven, Hobro, Onsild, Randers, Denmark, his father, Jocum Henrik Christensen, was 36 and his mother, Anine Maria Jepsen, was 31. He married Ellen Rigmor Margarette Eilersen on 14 July 1926. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He immigrated to Quebec, Quebec, Canada in 1912 and lived in United States in 1949 and North Salt Lake, Davis, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 26 March 1970, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Sophus Martin Christensen
1899–1970
Laura Isabelle Astle
1900–1979
Marriage: 17 January 1934
Joel Christensen
1935–1935
Leon Howard Christensen
1937–1939
Nola Christensen
1938–2024
Nola Christensen
1938–2024
Bruce Richard Christensen
1940–2024

Sources (127)

  • Sophus Martin Christensen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Sophus Martin Christensen, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Sophus Martin Christensen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1901 · The Daughters of Utah Pioneers

The Daughters of Utah Pioneers was organized by Annie Taylor Hyde after she invited a group of fifty-four women to her home to find ways to recognize names and achievements of the men, women and children who were the pioneers. They followed the lead of other national lineage societies, such as the Daughters of the American Revolution. They were legally incorporated in 1925.

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

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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Jochum Henrik Christensen Life Sketch

Jochum Henrik Christensen - Life Sketch 1686 -1943 Born in Graftager, Albrg., Denmark Written by Elna Christensen Andersen - Daughter On Sep 8, 1862, a baby son was born to Kristen and Louise Jochum …

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