Brief Life History of Christian Grejs
When Christian Grejs Larsen was born on 17 December 1828, in Grejs, Nørvang, Vejle, Denmark, his father, Lauritz Johansen, was 34 and his mother, Ane Margrethe Sørensdatter, was 31. He married Maria Caroline Sorensen on 1 April 1857, in Holmens, København, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He died on 1 June 1911, in Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Castle Dale City Cemetery, Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States.
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- Kristen Lauritsen in household of Laurits Johansen, "Denmark Census, 1840"
- Christian G Larsen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Christian G. Larsen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1850 · Translation of the Book of Mormon into Danish
Erastus Snow and Peter Hansen translated the Book of Mormon into Danish after six months of being in the country. This translation was the first full translation of the Book of Mormon into another language, after English.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Sven, Thor, Knud, Nils, Per, Jorgen, Alf, Bjorn.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . This is also an Americanized form of the cognate Larssen. Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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1851 - Larsen-Johansen-Sorensen conversions and emigration from Denmark to Utah
1851 – LARSEN-JOHANSEN-SORENSEN’S CONVERT & EMIGRATE TO UTAH – Christen Grejs Larsen was converted to the LDS Faith in 1851 while in the military on the island of Bornholm. His parents, in Aarhus, we …
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