Brief Life History of Christen
When Christen Christensen was born on 11 March 1843, in Østrup, Vognsild, Mariager Klosters, Denmark, his father, Christen Christensen, was 35 and his mother, Bodild Sørensdatter, was 26. He married Johanna Marie Thompson on 17 February 1867, in Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States. He lived in Vognsild, Gislum, Ålborg, Denmark for about 15 years. He died on 17 February 1867, in Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 23, and was buried in Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Christen Christensen in household of Christen Christensen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
- Christian Christensen, "BillionGraves Index"
- Christian Christiansen, "Utah, Cemetery Abstracts"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1850 · Translation of the Book of Mormon into Danish
Erastus Snow and Peter Hansen translated the Book of Mormon into Danish after six months of being in the country. This translation was the first full translation of the Book of Mormon into another language, after English.
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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