Carl Christian Anthon Christensen
Birth Date
On 1831 November 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 1912 July 3 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1831 November 28
Mother
Dorothea Christina Tranum Christensen (1806 - 1855)
Father
Mads Christensen
Date Details
Occurred On 1831 November 28
Baptized by
George Parker Dykes
1850 September 26 (Age 18)
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1853 January – 1857 April (Age 21)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Served in the district of West Zealand, Denmark and Norway.
Priesthood Office
Priest
Residence When Called
Copenhagen, Denmark
Served With
Carl Christian Nicolai Dorius
Date Details
Started Circa 1853 January
Called
Ended Circa 1857 April
Released
Married
Eliza Rosalia Sternhjem Harby
1857 April 24 (Age 25)
Traveled in
Christian Christiansen Company (1857)
1857 June 15 – September 13 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Eliza Rosalia Sternhjem Harby (Age 22)
Date Details
Started On 1857 June 15
Joined Company
Ended On 1857 September 13
Company Arrived
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1865 May 2 – 1868 May (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Mount Pleasant, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Date Details
Started On 1865 May 2
Set Apart
On 1865 August 20
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1868 May
Departed from Field
Images
Portrait of C.C.A. Christensen
Missionaries, Scandinavian Mission
Traveled in
John Riggs Murdock Company (1868)
1868 July 27 – August 19 (Age 36)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1868 July 27
Joined Company
Ended On 1868 August 19
Company Arrived
Married
Maren Fredrikka Petterson
1868 November 30 (Age 37)
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1887 August 15 – 1889 October 17 (Age 55)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
47th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
Mission office
Date Details
Started On 1887 August 15
Set Apart
On 1887 September 16
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1889 October 17
Departed from Field
Died in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States
1912 July 3 (Age 80)
Media
Carl Christian Anthon Christensen (1831 - 1912)
Carl Christian Anthon Christensen (1831 - 1912) Profile
Portrait of C.C.A. Christensen, 1867 June 13
Missionaries, Scandinavian Mission, 1866 July 15
Sources
Person
1900 Utah Census
1900 Utah Census.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 18 May 1896.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 28 May 1896.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 21 April 1876.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 11 April 1896.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 18 July 1893.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 26 July 1887.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 15 August 1887, Vol. A, Page 89, Line 177.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 15 August 1887, Vol. B, Page 96, Line 177.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 2 May 1865, Vol. B, Page 8, Line 292.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 2 May 1865, Vol. A, Page 7, Line 292.
Scandinavian Mission history, 1855-1920, Church History Library
Scandinavian Mission history, 1855-1920, Church History Library.
Pioneer
A Biographical Sketch of James Jensen
Joseph M. Tanner, A Biographical Sketch of James Jensen, Page 23-40.
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By Handcart to Utah :: The Account of C. C. A. Christensen.
C. C. A. Christensen; translated by Richard L. Jensen, "By Handcart to Utah: The Account of C. C. A. Christensen", By Handcart to Utah :: The Account of C. C. A. Christensen., 66, Page 332-48.
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Church emigration, undated / Church emigration, 1857
"Excerpts from the Journal of John F. F. Dorius", Church emigration, undated / Church emigration, 1857.
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Ephraim Enterprise
"Another Pioneer Passes Away", Ephraim Enterprise, 1, (12 May 1910).
Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"Scrapbook Part 7", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (1907), Page 2-4.
"Scrapbook Part 6, Hand Cart Veterans reported alive", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (4 October 1906), Page 1-19.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 13 September 1857, Page 25.
John Frantzen reminiscence and journal, 1889-1892
Frantzen, John, John Frantzen reminiscence and journal, 1889-1892, Page 29-39.
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Scandinavian Jubilee Album
Scandinavian Jubilee Album.