Brief Life History of Maren Johanne
When Maren Johanne Rasmussen was born on 28 October 1838, in Birket, Halsted Klosters, Denmark, her father, Rasmus Christensen, was 33 and her mother, Maren Jørgensdatter, was 31. She married Jens Martin Christensen on 28 October 1866, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She immigrated to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1866 and lived in Election Precinct 11, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900 and Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, United States in 1910. She died on 30 July 1923, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Murray Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (39)
- Hannah Christensen, "United States Census, 1910"
- Maren Johannah Christensen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Mary Johanna Christensen in entry for Martin Christensen, "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
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Jorgen, Niels, Bent, Holger, Thor, Borge, Knute, Per, Alf.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Rasmus .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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The great escape of Maren Johanne Rasmussen — my great-great-grandmother
In 1866, Maren Johanne Rasmussen was 28 and faced a tearful day as her widowed mother and six brothers refused to bid her goodbye. Rasmussen, who was known as "Hannah," had joined The LDS Church and w …
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