Christiana Nelson
6 January 1830 - 12 November 1904
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Birth
6 January 1830
Gudum, Ålborghus, Denmark
Death
12 November 1904
Richmond, Cache, Utah
Burial
1904
Richmond, Cache, Utah
Alternate Names
Given Name
Christiana
Given Name Alternate Spellings
Christiane, Christina, Christriance, Christian
Last Name
Nelson
Maiden Name Alternate Spellings
Nielsen, Christiansen, Knudsdatter, Knudsdr, Knudsen
Married Names
Hogan, Eriksen, Ericsen
Family
Marriage
Children
Parents
Mother: Karen Margrette Jenson (28 November 1803 - 10 May 1873)
Father: Knud Christensen Nelson (24 November 1793 - 11 April 1862)
Biography
Christiana Nelson was born on January 6, 1830 in Gudum, Fleskum, Aalborg, Denmark. She was the eldest of eleven children. At some point, her family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and in 1853, Christiana left Denmark for Utah. She sailed on the ship the Forest Monarch, arriving in New Orleans on March 16, 1853. Then she crossed the plains with the John Forsgren company, arriving in Utah on September 30, 1853.
Within three months of her arrival, Christiana married Goudy Ericsen Hogan in Salt Lake City. They lived first in Bountiful and then in Richmond. Christiana had seven children, five daughters and two sons, but only three of her children lived to adulthood. She died in Richmond on November 12, 1904, at the age of seventy-four.
Events
Emigration
Departure: 16 January 1853
Aalborg, Denmark
Utah Arrival
Arrival: 30 September 1853
Salt Lake City
Wagon Company: John E. Forsgren Company