Christiana Petersen

Brief Life History of Christiana

When Christiana Petersen was born on 14 June 1850, in Veddum, Skelund, Ålborg, Denmark, her father, Niels Pedersen, was 49 and her mother, Johanne Pedersdatter, was 40. She married William Powell on 14 September 1866, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 12 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Skelund, Hindsted, Ålborg, Denmark in 1860 and Utah, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 11 March 1926, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Powell
1841–1899
Christiana Petersen
1850–1926
Marriage: 14 September 1866
John Neils Powell
1867–1868
Elizabeth Christiana Powell
1869–1920
William Andrew Powell
1871–1958
Franklin Joseph Powell
1873–1874
David Thomas Powell
1875–1887
Emma Johanna Powell
1877–1936
Mary Estella Powell
1879–1879
James Steven Powell
1880–1964
Albert Harris Powell
1883–1930
Olof Raymond Powell
1885–1978
Amos Lee Powell
1887–1888
Clarence Powell
1890–1890
Earl Tennyson Powell
1891–1892
Lloyd Powell
1893–1978
Arthur Vernon Powell
1897–1953

Sources (71)

  • Christina Powell, "United States, Census, 1920"
  • Christian Powell, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Christiana Powell, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1860

Historical Boundaries: 1860: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Niels, Jorgen, Holger, Anders, Einer, Aksel, Bent, Gunner, Knud.

Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Peter .

Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Pedersen or Pettersen .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

ANNE MARIE PEDERSEN LARSEN, A BIOGRAPHICAL LIFE SKETCH

A Biographical Life Sketch ANNE MARIE PEDERSEN LARSEN A BIOGRAPHICAL LIFE SKETCH BY HER SON OLUF LARSEN Source: LDS Church Archives Microfilm No. MS6840. Transcribed by: Lois F. …

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