Brief Life History of Maren Sophie
When Maren Sophie Christensen was born on 23 February 1852, in Fårevejle, Dragsholm, Denmark, her father, Christen Pedersen, was 26 and her mother, Karen Sofie Mathiasdatter, was 25. She married Hans Peter Jensen on 21 December 1872, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Fårevejle, Ods, Holbæk, Denmark in 1860 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 21 November 1935, in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Maesar-Fairview Cemetery, Maeser, Uintah, Utah, United States.
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- Maren Sophie Christensen in household of Christen Pedersen, "Denmark Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Sofia Christensen - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth: 23 January 1852; Fårevejle, Holbaek, Denmark
- Mary Sophia Christensen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1873 · Settlers arrived in Vernal
On Feb 14, 1873, Pardon Dodds, among others, came to the valley to raise livestock.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
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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Mary Sophie Christensen -
Birth: Feb. 23, 1852, Norway Death: Nov. 21, 1935 Vernal Uintah County Utah, USA MARY S. CHRISTENSEN EARLY PIONEER BURIED Mary S. Cristensen, Native of Denmark; pioneer of Salt Lake Valley and Verna …
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