Thora Christence Johansdatter
8 May 1851 - 4 November 1929
Vitals
Birth
8 May 1851
Oslo, Norway
Death
4 November 1929
Montpelier
Burial
1929
Ogden
Alternate Names
Given Name
Thora Christence
Given Name Alternate Spellings
Thira, Christina, Christense, Christinsa
Last Name
Johansdatter
Maiden Name Alternate Spellings
Johansen, Johnsdatter
Married Names
Larsen, Larson
Family
Marriage
Children
Parents
Mother: Birthe Catharine Hansdatter Heltmann (19 September 1804 - 4 July 1890)
Father: Carl Johan Johansen (18 September 1820 - Deceased)
Biography
Thora Christence Johansdatter was born on May 8, 1851 in Østre Aker, Kristiania (modern-day Oslo), Norway. She was her parents' third and youngest child and her mother's tenth child. When she was still young, she moved from Norway to Utah, likely making the journey with her mother.
On February 14, 1877, Thora married Ole Johannes Larsen, another Norwegian immigrant, in Ogden, Utah. The couple settled in Logan, Utah before relocating to Ogden at some point. Thora had five children with Ole, two daughters and three sons, but only two of her sons lived past infancy. In 1882, Ole married Tilda Larsen, who was also Norwegian, as well.
At some point, Thora relocated to Montpelier, Idaho, possibly to be with her son Oliver, who was living there. She passed away in Montpelier on November 4, 1929, at the age of seventy-eight. Her body was brought back to the Ogden City Cemetery for burial. She was buried next to Ole.