Person:Søren Christensen (8)

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Søren Christensen
b.24 Jun 1801 Denmark
d.30 Jun 1882 Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States
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  1. Peter C. Christensen1842 - 1931
  2. Lauritz Ulrich Christensen1845 - 1925
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Name Søren Christensen
Gender Male
Birth[1] 24 Jun 1801 Denmark
Marriage Bef 1842 DENMARKto Else Peterson Weber
Census[1] 1860 Douglas, Nebraska, United States
Emigration[4] 1860 Denmark
Immigration[5] 16 Jun 1860 New York City, New York, United States
Census[2] 1870 Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States
Census[3] 1880 Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States
Death? 30 Jun 1882 Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States

Emigration From Scandinavian LDS Missions http://myweb.cableone.net/really/emig1852.htm

Aarhus 

        Søren Christensen                 58      Brickmaker      Jutlands 
        Else Christensen                  48 
        Peder Christensen                 18 
        Lauritz Ulric Christensen         15

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Passenger Arrivals: New York City, New York

Name: Søren Christianson Arrival Date: 16 Jun 1860 Age: 58 Gender: Male Occupation: Brickmaker Part of Vessel: Upper Deck Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Destination: Utah Place of Origin: Denmark Ship Name: William Tapscott Port of Arrival: New York Line: 52 Microfilm Roll: 201 List Number: 473

Also listed: Elsa, Wife, 48; Peter, Son, 18; Lauritz U., Son, 15

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Mr. Christensen was born in Denmark, April 28, 1845, a son of Søren and Elsie (Weber) Christensen, who came to Utah with a handcart company in 1860, traveling with the company commanded by Captain Stoddard. They settled at Moroni and Søren Christensen was a member of the Home Guard during the Indian troubles. He made farming his life work and died in 1882, while the mother of Lauritz Christensen survived until 1892. He also has a living brother, Peter Christensen, who makes his home at Wales, Utah.

Source: Noble Warrum, ed. Utah Since Statehood, 4 volumes. Chicago, IL; Salt Lake City, UT: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Douglas, Nebraska, in United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
    Pg 97 / House 1013.
  2. ↑ Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, in United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132)
    Pg 4 / House 66.
  3. ↑ Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, in United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
    ED 63 / pg 1.
  4. ↑ Aarhus Conference 1860, in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Scandinavian Mission. Emigration records, Scandinavian Mission (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) 1852-1920. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmet av the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951-1953).

    Aboard "Wm Tapscott", Emig.S.M.

  5. ↑ United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Passenger lists of vessels arriving at New York, 1820-1897: index to passenger lists of vessels arriving in New York, 1820-1846. (Washington, District of Columbia, United States: National Archives. Central Plains Region, 1957-1958,1963,1970).

    Line: 52; Microfilm Roll: 201; List Number: 473

  6.   Warrum, Noble. Utah since statehood, historical and biographical. (Chicago [Illinois]: S.J. Clarke, 1919).
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