Christen Andersen

Brief Life History of Christen

When Christen Andersen was born on 27 July 1820, in Dallerup, Gjern, Skanderborg, Denmark, his father, Anders Pedersen, was 55 and his mother, Berthe Jensdatter, was 41. He married Anne Kiersten Christensdatter on 24 September 1847, in Dallerup, Dallerup, Skanderborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1868. His occupation is listed as weaver in United States. He died on 25 January 1899, in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Christen Andersen
1820–1899
Kjersten Marie Sorensen
1818–1865
Marriage: 26 November 1850
Ane Kjerstine Christensen
1853–1922
Birthe Kjerstine Christensen
1855–1933
Soren Andersen
1859–1922

Sources (26)

  • Chresten Andersen in household of Anders Pedersen, "Denmark Census, 1834"
  • Parish Birth Record for Christen Andersen
  • Christen Anderson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark

Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.

Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.

Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.

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

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HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN "CHRISTEN" ANDERSEN

LIFE HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN Christian Andersen was born in Frustrup, Denmark, May 27, 1820. He was the 12th child of 14 and the only one to join …

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