Brief Life History of Kerstine Margarett
When Kerstine Margarett Stephensen was born on 12 August 1841, in Hjerm, Lundenæs, Denmark, her father, Steffen Nielsen, was 33 and her mother, Ellen Pedersen, was 22. She married Niels Wilhelmsen on 27 June 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Hjerm, Hjerm, Lundenæs, Denmark for about 5 years and Rich, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 18 January 1934, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Saint Charles Cemetery, St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.
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- Christina Wilhelmson in household of Neils Wilhelmson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Kristina Stephenson Wilhelmsen, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Kirstine Stephensen in entry for Orson Wilhelmsen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Erna, Kurt.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Stephen (see Steven ). Compare Stephenson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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