When Dorthea Elizabeth Christensen was born on 29 December 1831, in Rakkeby, Børglum, Denmark, her father, Christen Christensen, was 41 and her mother, Juliana Maria Fuchs, was 42. She married Claus Johann Ahrens on 15 November 1859, in Tårs, Børglum, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1863 and lived in Hørby, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark for about 21 years. She died on 4 October 1917, in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States.
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Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
Historical Boundaries: 1857: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Bent, Anders, Thor, Jorgen, Nils, Einer, Viggo, Folmer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christen . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the especially Danish and Norwegian variant Kristensen . Compare Christenson and Christianson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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