Erick Parley Christensen

Brief Life History of Erick Parley

When Erick Parley Christensen was born on 10 March 1876, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Erick Christensen, was 36 and his mother, Karen Kristine Jensen, was 40. He married Lula Luetta Stevens on 6 December 1899, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 19 April 1957, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Ephraim Park Cemetery, Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Erick Parley Christensen
1876–1957
Lula Luetta Stevens
1876–1945
Marriage: 6 December 1899
Newel Erick Christensen
1900–1971
Royal Andrew Christensen
1902–1903
Whitney B Christensen
1908–1985
Ruby Verdella Christensen
1912–2009
Vera Christensen
1914–1915
Lloyd Lamar Christensen
1916–1997

Sources (52)

  • Eric Parley Christensen, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Erick Parley Christensen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Erick Parley Christensen, "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918"

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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