Brief Life History of Hans
When Hans Christiansen was born on 19 January 1849, in Slots Bjergby, Antvorskov, Denmark, his father, Christian Johansen Christoffersen, was 37 and his mother, Christiane Pedersdatter, was 39. He married Ane Marie Jensen Poulsen on 29 November 1867, in Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota, United States in 1880. He died on 13 June 1871, in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 22, and was buried in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Hans Christiansen in household of Christian Johannes Christoffersen, "Denmark Census, 1860"
- Hans Christiansen, "Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946"
- Hans Christiansen in entry for Zina Madison, "Idaho, Bonneville County, Idaho Falls, Rose Hill Cemetery Records, 1800-2007"
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World Events (7)
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.
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
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.
1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
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.
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1884 Christiane HER history & 2 husbands (Christofferson & Olsen) 1809-1884
HISTORY Christiana Pedersdatter - Christofferson/Olsen - her g-granddaughter, Nellie Rex Christiansen Christensen, wrote two versions of Christiana's history before 1991. This history contains a comp …
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