Christensen family
Biographical History
The Christensen family is a family hailing from the region of Thy (or Thi), Denmark whom relocated to Utah after joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints.
With the name originally being "Jensen" prior to the 1780s, the Christensens hailed from the Northwestern provinces of Thy, Viborg, and Gettrup in Denmark. Although the majority of the family had spent their time in the provinces up until the mid-1800s, in the mid-1800s Christen Christensen eventually joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - converting his whole family along him.
Eventually, Christen Christensen's family decided to make the trek to Utah, settling in the town of Manti. While making this transition, Christen's son Lauritz married Else Cathrine Andersen on April 22, 1866, also choosing to settle themselves in Sanpete.
In December of 1872, Lauritz and Else had their child Albert. Eventually, Albert married - giving birth to his daughter Virginia Christensen Keeler in 1901. With her husband Daniel M. Keeler, Virgina later worked on gathering family history documents for the Christensen family - later publishing these under the title "Some Christensens Who Came from Thy."
Citation:
UPB Files, May 3, 2017 (Pedigree chart of the Christensen family)Found in 1 Collection or Record:
C. C. A. Christensen autobiography and biographies
Typewritten copies of biographies and clippings relating to C. C. A. Christensen (1831-1912). Also included is an autobiography of Christensen that has been translated from the original Danish. Christensen is the most noted Mormon artist who documented much of the Mormon experience through his paintings. He also painted murals to decorate Mormon meeting houses and temples.
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