Melvin D Christensen

Brief Life History of Melvin D

When Melvin D Christensen was born on 31 August 1918, in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States, his father, Arthur Orlando Christensen, was 24 and his mother, Ethel Clarcy Beckstead, was 21. He married Lila Faye Hunt on 16 January 1939, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He immigrated to World in 1940 and lived in Richfield Election Precinct, Sevier, Utah, United States for about 5 years. He registered for military service in 1943. He died on 15 March 1999, in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Melvin D Christensen
1918–1999
Lila Faye Hunt
1918–2011
Marriage: 16 January 1939
Melvin Dan Christensen
1947–2024
Bard Lee Christensen
1956–1984

Sources (30)

  • Melvin D Christensen in household of Arthur Orlando Christensen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Mel Christensen, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015"
  • Melvin D Christensen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

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.

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