Peter Meiklejohn Christiansen

Brief Life History of Peter Meiklejohn

When Peter Meiklejohn Christiansen was born on 29 March 1880, in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Christian John Christiansen, was 24 and his mother, Ellen Jane Oldroyd, was 23. He lived in Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 29 December 1950, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Christian John Christiansen
1855–1927
Ellen Jane Oldroyd
1856–1935
Christian Theodore Christiansen
1878–1961
Peter Meiklejohn Christiansen
1880–1950
Agnes Maria Christiansen
1881–1958
Ellen Jane Christiansen
1885–1963
Soren Alvin Christiansen
1886–1957
Archibald Louis Christiansen
1888–1972
Isaac Francis Christiansen
1890–1890
Roy Oldroyd Christiansen
1892–1955
Christiansen
1893–1893
Catherine Janette Christiansen
1894–1977
Leah Blanche Christiansen
1896–1916
Joseph Rulon Christiansen
1898–1979
John Eldon Christiansen
1901–1980

Sources (21)

  • Peter M Christiansen, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Peter M Christiansen, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
  • Peter M Christiansen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1900 · Gold for Cash!

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

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Nels, Holger, Bent, Carsten, Lars, Per, Sven, Ejner, Johan, Jorgen.

Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christian . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the Norwegian and Danish variant Kristiansen .

Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, or North German patronymic Christensen , a cognate of 1 above. Compare Christianson .

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

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Story Highlight

CHRISTIANSEN, CHRISTIAN JOHN (son of Soren Christiansen & Caroline Theodora Loft).

CHRISTIANSEN, CHRISTIAN JOHN (son of Soren Christiansen and Caroline Theodora Loft). Born April 17, 1855, in Denmark. Married Ellen Jane Oldroyd, at Salt Lake City (daughter of Peter Oldroyd an …

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