Brief Life History of Christena
When Christena Torgerson was born on 23 October 1867, in Hokksund, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway, her father, Hans Torgersen, was 24 and her mother, Anne Gurine Christiansdatter or Olsen Moen, was 23. She married Edward Alma Bagley on 10 February 1885, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Greenwich, Piute, Utah, United States in 1910 and Koosharem, Sevier, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 24 September 1955, in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Koosharem Cemetery, Koosharem, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (47)
- Christina Torgenson in entry for Talmag Seymour Bagley, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- Christena Torgerson Bagley in household of Edward Alma Bagley, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Christina Torgensen in entry for Lynn Winget and Helen Bagley, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
Spouse and Children
1847–1929 Male
1867–1955 Female
Children (9)
1886–1888 Female
1889–1965 Female
1891–1981 Female
1894–1964 Male
1896–1980 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1842–1919 Male
1843–1924 Female
Siblings (24)
1861–1893 Male
1863–1930 Male
1863–1947 Male
1865–1949 Female
1865–1939 Male
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World Events (8)
1868 · Impeach the President!
Age 1
1877
Age 10
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 23
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Anders, Arlis, Helmer, Hjalmer, Iver, Ordell, Swen, Toralf.
Americanized form of Norwegian Torgersen . Compare Torgeson .
Americanized form (and a very rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Torgersson, a rare cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life Story of Christena Torgersen
CHRISTENA TORGERSEN BAGLEY (This information was taken from the Bagley Family Bulletin, 1971 and also from “AARKVISLA”, the family history, by Neal C. Torgersen, Family Historian, of Palmdale, Califor …
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