Brief Life History of Charles John
When Charles John Christensen was born on 21 March 1861, in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Carl Christian Anthon Christensen, was 29 and his mother, Elise Rosalia Sternhjem Scheel Haarby, was 26. He married Marie Elizabeth Frost on 14 April 1886, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1910 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 13 January 1928, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Charles J Christensen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Charles John Christensen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Charles J in entry for Edith Joy Christensen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867
Historical Boundaries: 1867: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States
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.
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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