Christina Willumsen

Brief Life History of Christina

When Christina Willumsen was born on 22 March 1862, in Løth, Lendum, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark, her father, Willum Christian Larsen, was 48 and her mother, Christiane Sophie Christensdatter, was 28. She married William Friend Young on 27 December 1879, in Orem, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1866. She died on 19 February 1937, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Friend Young
1860–1921
Christina Willumsen
1862–1937
Marriage: 27 December 1879
Christena Elizabeth Young
1880–1880
Mary Anne Young
1881–1882
William Frederick Young
1883–1960
Emma Nora Young
1887–1926
Wallace Bertland Young
1889–1892
Curtis Eugene Young
1892–1935
Viola Florence Young
1895–1965
Joseph Vern Young
1898–1972
Oran Leroy Young
1901–1902

Sources (59)

  • Stina Young in household of Friend Young, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Danish Birth Record
  • Christena Young Williamson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Magasin Du Nord

Magasin is a Danish chain of department stores that was founded in 1868 in Copenhagen and still exists today. They can be found in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and the UK.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

Name Meaning

Dutch and North German: patronymic from the personal name Willem , a variant of Wilhelm .

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

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