Brief Life History of Christian Sørensen
When Christian Sørensen Christophersen was born on 21 November 1844, in Sørbymagle, Antvorskov, Denmark, his father, Søren Christophersen, was 25 and his mother, Ane Nielsdatter, was 33. He immigrated to New York County, New York, United States in 1856 and lived in Sørbymagle, Vester Flakkebjerg, Sorø, Denmark in 1845. He died on 3 April 1894, in Lander, Nevada, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Lander, Nevada, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Christian S Christophers in household of Soren Christophersen, "Denmark Census, 1845"
- Christian S Christophensen, "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891"
- 1845 Denmark Census --Soren Christophersen 26, Ane Nielsdatter 34, Niels Sorensen Christoph 3, Christian S Christopher 1, one other - Danish Demographic Database
World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1856
Nevada is the 36th state.
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: German Wilhelm, Gerhart, Ilse, Kurt.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christopher . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the most common Norwegian (and also Danish) form Kristoffersen. Compare Christoffersen and Christopherson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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