When Wilford Moses Christensen was born on 24 October 1879, in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Niels Christensen, was 62 and his mother, Christina Andersen, was 35. He married Harriet Birdie Bates on 11 October 1904, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 8 daughters. He lived in Presto, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1900 and Utah, United States for about 15 years. He died on 16 August 1959, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States.
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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.
Historic Boundaries 1884: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
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 NamesI was talking with my Grandmother, Karen Christensen last week and we began talking about our family history. She shared with me her memories of visiting Wilford and Harriet at their home on E Street …
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