Jorgine Kirstine Funk

25 November 1827–3 June 1874 (Age 46)
Pedersker, Bornholm, Denmark

The Life Summary of Jorgine Kirstine

When Jorgine Kirstine Funk was born on 25 November 1827, in Pedersker, Bornholm, Denmark, her father, Diderik Espersen Funk, was 26 and her mother, Kirstine Madsdatter, was 26. She married Andrew Toolson on 3 March 1860, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Cache, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 3 June 1874, in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Smithfield City Cemetery, Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Toolson
1824–1920
Jorgine Kirstine Funk
1827–1874
Marriage: 3 March 1860
Leah Priscilla Toolson
1860–1933
Andrew Ephraim Toolson
1862–1945
George Peter Toolson
1864–1947
Mary Ellen Toolson
1866–1866
Ghena Christena Toolson
1867–1912
Thomas Alma Toolson
1870–1918
Clara Matilda Toolson
1871–1956

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 March 1860Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
    Age 2
    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
    Age 3
    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.
    1846
    Age 19
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    German: nickname for a blacksmith, or for a small and lively or irritable individual, from Middle High German vunke ‘spark’. This surname is also found Poland, Czechia, Sweden, Denmark, France (Alsace and Lorraine), and the Netherlands.English: from Middle English funke, fonke, founck ‘spark of fire’, with the same meaning as 1 above.History: Between 1709 and 1772 nine families bearing this name immigrated to America. See also Funck .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Funck
    Funke

    Story Highlight

    Jorgine Kirstine Funk Toolson by Charles M. Jenson, Jr.

    Jorgine Kirstine Funk Toolson, better known as Gena Funk Toolson, was born November 25 1827, at Pedersker, Bornholm, Denmark, the third child and second daughter of Diderick Esbersen Funk and Kirsten …

    Sources (24)

    • Jorgengine Kierstine Funk in household of Didrich Espersen Funk, "Denmark Census, 1834"
    • Ghena Funk in entry for Andrew Ephraim Toolson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
    • Jørgine Funch in household of Hans P Holm, "Denmark Census, 1850"

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