When Christian Lyngaa Christensen was born on 29 April 1855, in Århus, Århus, Denmark, his father, Niels Christian Christensen, was 30 and his mother, Karen Marie Nielsdatter, was 29. He married Ann Elizabeth Thompson on 27 April 1874, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in La Sal, San Juan, Utah, United States in 1900 and Moab, Grand, Utah, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1865. He died on 26 November 1940, in Monticello, San Juan, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Monticello City Cemetery, Monticello, San Juan, Utah, United States.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Historical Boundaries: 1864: Yavapai, Arizona Territory, United States 1912: Yavapai, Arizona, United States
More than two decades later, in 1878, permanent settlers returned to Moab to establish farms and ranches. As the community evolved, a Mormon ward and a community school were established in 1881. Construction of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad between Denver and Salt Lake City brought the railroad to within thirty-five miles of Moab at Thompson Springs and provided a much-desired railroad connection.
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 Namesby a Granddaughter, Anna Lee Farnsworth Faught Written January 25, 1985 The following excerpts are based on church genealogy sheets and stories told by my Mother, Thelma [Thelma Christensen Farnswor …
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