Brief Life History of Christian Daniel
When Christian Daniel Fjeldsted was born on 20 March 1829, in Tårnby, København, Denmark, his father, Henrik Ludvig Gorre, was 44 and his mother, Ane Cathrine Henrichsdatter, was 40. He married Karen C. Olsen on 12 April 1849, in Tårnby, København, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to New York County, New York, United States in 1884 and lived in Tårnby, Sokkelund, København, Denmark for about 6 years and Logan, Cache, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 23 December 1905, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Christian Daniel Sjuldsted, "Denmark Census, 1850"
- Christian D Fjeldstead, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Christian Daniel Fjeldsted, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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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.
1847
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Christian Barfuss BIRTH 1 Jun 1800 Bern, Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Switzerland DEATH 16 Apr 1847 (aged 46) Bern, Switzerland BURIAL Logan City Cemetery Logan, Cache County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 27371672
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
From Latin Christianus ‘follower of Christ’, in use as a given name from the Middle Ages onwards, especially as a girl's name. The name of Christ (Greek Khristos) is a translation of the Hebrew term Messiah ‘anointed’.
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Peter John Fjeldsted and The Grizzly Bear
When Peter John Fjeldsted was a young boy, about 1865 around the age of 13, 14 or 15, his father Christian Daniel Fjeldsted had broken his leg. Winter was approaching and the family did not have suff …
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