Brief Life History of Peter Christian
When Peter Christian Christensen was born on 14 February 1838, in Hjorring Sankt Catherainæ, Sankt Catharinæ, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Johannes Christensen, was 21 and his mother, Katrine Horn, was 26. He married Anna Regina Svensdotter in 1863, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. He lived in Harridslev, Vennebjerg, Hjørring, Denmark in 1850. He died on 2 August 1869, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Peter Christian Christensen in household of Johannes Christensen, "Denmark Census, 1845"
- Salt Lake County, Utah, Death Records, 1908-1949
- Peter Christian Christensen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
Spouse and Children
World Events (8)
1841
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Josiah Nelson BIRTH 1841 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA DEATH 1841 (aged less–than 1 year) Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA BURIAL Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 240526232 · View Source
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
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.
Name Meaning
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.
Possible Related NamesStory Highlight
Original baptism date of Valentine Peter Christian Christiansen
Valentine Peter Christian Christiansen was baptized on 24 December 1861.
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