Niels Christian Christiansen

Brief Life History of Niels Christian

When Niels Christian Christiansen was born on 12 December 1871, in Glumsø, Tybjerg, Præstø, Denmark, his father, Mads Christiansen, was 34 and his mother, Anne Hedvig Rasmussen, was 27. He married Johanna Lauritze Nielsen on 10 May 1899, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 17 January 1915, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in West Weber, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Niels Christian Christiansen
1871–1915
Johanna Lauritze Nielsen
1877–1940
Marriage: 10 May 1899
Furnessia Elvine Christiansen
1914–1993

Sources (15)

  • Nelson C Christiansen, "United States Census, 1900"
  • N C Christianson, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"
  • Niels Christensen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

1876

Reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II. The last of the great Ottoman rulers.

1884 · Logan Temple Dedication

On May 17, 1884, the Logan temple was dedicated by John Taylor. It was the only temple dedicated by him and was the second temple in Utah. The temple went under a major reconstruction project in 1976 to increase the capacity of the rooms inside and was rededicated in 1979 by Spencer W. Kimball.

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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