Mette Kirstina Madsen

Brief Life History of Mette Kirstina

When Mette Kirstina Madsen was born on 27 January 1843, in Jyderup, Holbæk, Denmark, her father, Ole Lykke Madsen, was 27 and her mother, Ane Jensen, was 33. She married James Christian Christensen in December 1859, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Jyderup, Tuse, Holbæk, Denmark for about 10 years. She died on 15 November 1900, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Christian Christensen
1835–1880
Mette Kirstina Madsen
1843–1900
Marriage: December 1859
Hannah Christena Christensen
1862–1948
Annie Johanna Christensen
1864–1951
Emma Christensen
1867–1937
Diantha Dorthe Christensen
1870–1872
James H Christensen
1872–1943
Hans Christensen
1875–1938
Caroline Andrea Christensen
1879–1880

Sources (29)

  • Christena Christianson in household of Jas C Christianson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mette Christena Madsen - Church record: birth-name: Mette Kristina Madsen
  • Christena Christensen, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks

The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Jorgen, Per, Viggo, Anders, Carsten, Niels, Thor, Alf, Einer, Jeppe.

Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Mads, a pet form of Mat(t)hias or Mat(t)heus (see Matthew ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Madson , Matson , and Mattson .

English: variant of Madson .

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

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Story Highlight

1856: "James G. Willie Company" Ole Madsen, wife Ane and 4 children are in this company. Ole died at Rocky Ridge, Wyo.

John Chislett (1831-1914) The Tragedy of the Willie Handcart Company in 1856: The following narrative is by John Chislett, who was a 24 year old British convert to the church. This narrative came fr …

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