Severine Christiansen

30 January 1853–15 December 1922 (Age 69)
Holme, Havreballegård, Denmark

The Life Summary of Severine

When Severine Christiansen was born on 30 January 1853, in Holme, Havreballegård, Denmark, her father, Søren Jørgensen, was 31 and her mother, Ingaborg Jensdatter, was 32. She married Jens Peter Christensen on 28 June 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Holme, Ning, Århus, Denmark for about 5 years. She died on 15 December 1922, in Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jens Peter Christensen
1839–1904
Severine Christiansen
1853–1922
Marriage: 28 June 1869
Severine Caroline Christensen
1870–1874
Amanda Maria Christensen
1872–1945
James Peter Christensen
1875–1932
Soren Christian Christensen
1877–1967
Joseph Franklin Christensen
1880–1913
Charles Edward Christensen
1882–1956
George Christensen
1884–1942
Annie Eveline Christensen
1888–1920
Freddie Christensen
1891–1891

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 June 1869Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (9)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
    Age 6
    The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
    1863
    Age 10
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1872 · The First National Park
    Age 19
    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Nels, Holger, Bent, Carsten, Lars, Per, Sven, Ejner, Johan, Jorgen.Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christian . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the Norwegian and Danish variant Kristiansen .Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, or North German patronymic Christensen , a cognate of 1 above. Compare Christianson .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Christian

    Story Highlight

    A short history of Severene as told by Granddaughter Delta Christensen Bardlsey

    Severene Christiansen Christensen January 31, 1853 – December 15, 1922 Severene Christiansen Christensen, my grandmother, was born January 31, 1853 in Holma …

    Sources (34)

    • Birth Record of Severine Christiansen
    • Severine Christiansen in household of Søren Jørgensen, "Denmark Census, 1860"
    • Endowment House, Marriage Record for Jens Peter Christensen and Severine Christiansen, 1869

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