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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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 NamesJochum 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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