When Christen Anton Christensen was born on 20 February 1836, in Tulstrup, Tulstrup, Gjern, Skanderborg, Denmark, his father, Christen Rasmussen Degn, was 45 and his mother, Maren Rasmusdatter, was 44. He married Mette Marie Mortensen on 11 July 1861, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Linå, Linå, Gjern, Skanderborg, Denmark for about 10 years and Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 29 September 1907, in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Smithfield City Cemetery, Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States.
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The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1857: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
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.
Possible Related NamesPioneers? Yes, indeed they were. After receiving the gospel of Jesus Christ in their homeland of Denmark Lewis's parents Christen Anthon Christensen and Mettemarie Mortensen left their homeland and …
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