Brief Life History of Arne Christiansen
When Arne Christiansen Grue was born on 23 November 1841, in Grue, Hedmark, Norway, his father, Christian Olsen, was 41 and his mother, Oliane Sorensdatter, was 32. He married Sorine Jensdatter on 26 August 1864, in Hof, Hedmark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 14 June 1897, in Oxford, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Oxford, Franklin, Idaho, United States.
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- Arne Grue, "United States Census, 1880"
- Arne Christiansen, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
- Arne Christiansen, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
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1843 · Edvard Grieg
Birth year of renown musical composer and pianist. Born in Bergen, Norway. Musical composer and pianist whose music is known worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to develop a national identity,
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1859 · Logan is Founded
"\""During the end of April, David Reese and his company settled the land north of the Logan River. That area was the second permanent settlement in Cache Valley and the future location of Logan. The city's boundary was drawn by Logan's first bishop, Jesse W. Fox, a government engineer. The name \""\""Logan\""\"" comes from a trapper that used to frequent the area before the pioneers came to the valley.\"""
Name Meaning
Norwegian: habitational name from a farm name, either from gruve ‘mine’ (the copper mines at Røros), or Old Norse grǫf ‘depression, hollow’.
German (North Rhine-Westphalia; Grüe): unexplained. This surname is very rare in Germany.
French (southwestern; Grué): regional variant of Gruyer, an occupational name for a forest ranger, Old French gruier.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life Sketch of Julia Mae Grue Miller 1878 – 1946 ~~~~~~~~~ (written by daughters Alene Burrell & Darl Hill) Julia Mae Grue was born in a small home in th …
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