Eva Duena Christensen

Brief Life History of Eva Duena

When Eva Duena Christensen was born on 5 May 1898, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, her father, Christian Larsen Christensen, was 44 and her mother, Christine "Stena" Nissen, was 35. She married Arthur Lee on 22 September 1926, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1935 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 10 August 1971, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Arthur Lee
1895–1968
Eva Duena Christensen
1898–1971
Marriage: 22 September 1926
Carolyn Lee
1931–2006
David Arthur Lee
1934–2003

Sources (39)

  • Eva D Christensen Lee in household of Arthur Lee, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Eva Duena Christensen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Duena C Lee, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1899 · The Salt Palace Convention Center

The original Salt Palace was built in 1899 and It stood on 900 South, between State Street and Main Street. The Salt Palace was a frame structure covered in large pieces of rock salt, which gave it its name. The Salt Palace was destroyed by fire on August 29, 1910 and was replaced by the Majestic Hall. This Hall only lasted for a while during the remodel of the Salt Palace. The Salt Palace served as the Olympic Media Center during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Salt Lake Comic Con has been held at the Salt Palace Convention Center since September 2013.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

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

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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Christensen, Christen Larsen

Excerpts from History of Christen (Larsen) Christensen Compiled by Arnfred Christensen's youngest child, Shirley Colleen Christensen Olsen, February 7, 1990 Christen was christened Christen Larsen fo …

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