My great great grandmother came to Utah from Sweden. Her name: Petronella Bengtsson. Her 2nd marr
One person is named Sophia Christen. When I looked her up, the Family Search name directory said she was on 1840 Denmark census for Holbaek, Skaerbaek, Sonderjylland, Denmark. Town named Slesvig, Denmark. It says name is Sophia Kristen and she is 2 yrs. old. I do not think the names are Danish, though. I do not even know where to go from here. I only speak enough Danish to translate regular records, and I know this record was pulled up by Family Search. I usually use the Denmark website because it is easier for me than looking at the photocopies on F.S. I am not sure of the county name, name of parish, or information so I can get into the internet site. Could you please look at it and tell me if I am correct? I think it says "transport" at the top of the page. The people appear on right side of record. I believe these are German names. Where are they in Denmark? I wish to find his other wives because they need genealogy done. No children for her and Hans. As she married in Utah, I believe she came to US as a pioneer or on the early trains. Thanks Marla Bezold mbezold1@gmail.com
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Hi Marla.
First of all, how do you know the Sophia Kristen you found is yours? I see no sources attached to her in FamilyTree and there were several people by that name in Denmark. Slesvig was a duchy located at the bottom of Denmark and is now mostly in Germany. If the names don't look Danish they are probably German.
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You are probably correct. I do not know if she is the one. On her reccord, I show a birth date of 26 Feb 1835 and a place called Oraloosa, Holbek, Denmark. It is misspelled, and I do not know if it even exists or if it was written by someone who knew her. I do know that my ancestor Petronella said that he never had any children with his other wives, but that they had 1 child late in life, Hans Henry Christiansen, and that he was good natured and my father knew him. I also know that his father was a blacksmith and lived in Cottonwood and also in Mill Creek where he was a boarder with my great grandmother whose first husband died leaving her with 3 girls to raise. My next step will be to check with someone who has accesss to the Endowment House records to see if that will bring light to who this might be. Thank you for your response. Marla Bezold
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"Oraloosa" is most likely Ugerløse, Holbæk, Denmark ("Ugerløse" in Danish is pronounced close to the spelling you had). What record does it list the 26 Feb 1835 birth date on, and is that for Sophie Kristen?
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It would be best to find all U.S. records for Sophie. Keep in mind her christening name might have additional names (Ane Sophie, Karen Sophie, etc.) A death record needs to be found.
We really need more information to connect to the correct person in Denmark.
Ugerløse is a possibility but no match found on that date. The next door parish of Undløse has a possible match but this is really going out on a limb and would need to be followed to prove/disproved. 26 February 1835 Karen Sophie Pedersdatter. Her father is Peder Christensen so she could have used Christensen later. This is an example of how we could find the correct person or be completely off. The FamilySearch record shows her as Sophie Christen. Christen is rather odd for a last name. Maybe it should be Christensen or is it actually Sophie Kiersten?
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@Marla Bezold Hans Christensen needs further study. His FamilySearch record KWNL-3CR has a large gap in records 1845-1900. One source (FindAGrave) attached to him indicates he is Hans Peterson Christensen. Where does the Peterson name originate?
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@Marla Bezold There is a source of marriage for Hans in FS that is incorrect if Hans was born in 1817. A marriage in 1862 in Sønderby to Kirsten Andersen. Hans is 28 years old (b. 1834), this does not fit with a 1817 birth.
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