Brief Life History of Abelone
When Abelone Christensen was born on 22 December 1848, in Jersore, Klinte, Odense, Denmark, her father, Christen Andersen, was 39 and her mother, Maren Knudsdatter, was 11845. She lived in Klinte, Skam, Odense, Denmark in 1850.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Adelene Christensen in household of Christen Andersen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
- Abelone Christensen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Abelone Andersen, "Mormon Migration Database, 1840-1932"
World Events (6)
1849
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
1850 · Translation of the Book of Mormon into Danish
Erastus Snow and Peter Hansen translated the Book of Mormon into Danish after six months of being in the country. This translation was the first full translation of the Book of Mormon into another language, after English.
1914
World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
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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