Joseph George Christensen

Brief Life History of Joseph George

When Joseph George Christensen was born on 24 February 1866, in Århus, Christians, Århus, Århus, Denmark, his father, Carl Emanuel Christensen, was 50 and his mother, Rasmine Larsdatter, was 47. He married Dorthea Marie Mogensen on 31 December 1890, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 16 Northwest Price, Carbon, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 17 July 1946, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph George Christensen
1866–1946
Francis Elizabeth Ellison
1879–1947
Marriage: 1 October 1902
Harold Ellison Christensen
1903–1993
Florence Elizabeth Christensen
1911–2007
Frances Marion Christensen
1917–1931

Sources (55)

  • George Christensen, "United States, Census, 1900"
  • Jos. George Christensen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1868 · Magasin Du Nord

Magasin is a Danish chain of department stores that was founded in 1868 in Copenhagen and still exists today. They can be found in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and the UK.

1877

Historical Boundaries: 1877: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1880: Emery, Utah Territory, United States 1894: Carbon, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Carbon, Utah, United States

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

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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George Christensen was born in Aarhus, Denmark, Feb. 24, 1866, emigrated to Utah with his parents in June, 1873, locating first in Brigham City, and later (1874) in Mount Pleasant Sanpete County. He w …

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