Ole Christopher Olsen

Brief Life History of Ole Christopher

When Ole Christopher Olsen was born on 7 February 1825, in Åkirkeby, Bornholm, Denmark, his father, Ole Christophersen, was 34 and his mother, Engel Hansdatter, was 37. He married Caroline Margaret Larsen Jorgensen on 21 April 1851, in Garnisons, København, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1870 and Fayette, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1869. In 1857, at the age of 32, his occupation is listed as the personal tailor for brigham young. He died on 13 March 1906, in Mayfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Mayfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ole Christopher Olsen
1825–1906
Caroline Margaret Larsen Jorgensen
1823–1882
Marriage: 21 April 1851
Frøken Olsen
1850–1850
Olsen
1850–1850
Josephine Caroline Marie Olsen
1852–1854
Caroline Olivia Olsen
1854–1925
Joseph Christopher Olsen
1855–1858
Anine Matilda Olsen
1857–1857
Odine Ephraimine "Minnie" Olsen
1858–1894
George Theodore Olsen
1860–1920
Ole Olsen
1862–1862
Augusta Emilie Olson
1864–1879
John Thomas Olsen
1867–1920

Sources (85)

  • O C Olsen, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980
  • Web: Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1838

Historical Boundaries: 1838: Hancock, Indiana, United States

1851 · Constitution of 1851

Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Nils, Lars, Alf, Thor, Niels, Sven, Jorgen, Helmer, Iver, Arnfinn.

Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ole, a short form of Olaf, Olav (see Olafsen ). This surname is the third most common in Norway. It is also established in northeastern England and in northern Germany. Compare Ohlsen , Olesen , Oleson , and Olson .

German (Ölsen): habitational name from any of several places so named, in Saxony, Brandenburg, and the Rhineland.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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