Show pioneer ANSWERS FINAL li P christensen CIMIS WHO CROSSED THE GREAT OAN DESERT INT IN 1861 DIES DEES AT hla HER ROHE HOME LAST SATURDAY AT AN AW ADVANCED AGE at an early hour last saturday morning mrs L P christensen Christens cn a pioneer and member of tho the fast disappearing ip band that crossed the big plains by died at her residence here in this city she had been in ill health for years and her seventy seven and a halt half years bore heavily upon her general debility was vas the cause of 0 her demise mrs airs christensen whose maiden name was ane marie lee was born in denmark on october 31 1840 As she grew into young womanhood she was drawn by the spiritual appeal of Ifor mormonism monism which faith she accepted before reaching her year she had met L P christensen a young stalwart dane and a splendid mechanic she had plighted their troth when opportunity for their emigration to america came to them they set sail in the good ship monarch of tho the sea from copenhagen pen hagen bound for new york on may 15 on the ho second day out the young couple were joined in marriage on board ship the voyage which consumed 41 days was their honeymoon trip on arrival in new york they took the train for the west the railroad extended only to nebraska in those days at florence nebraska they secured an and they joined n independent company of emigrants under the command of samuel wooley they tro traversed versed the great plains and after ag days from new york they finally landed at kaysville Kays ville utah o on oa a september 22 after a year and a half spent in that village they moved coved to milton morgan county whir they lived until 1875 in the latter year they came to richfield where they became active church nud and community workers eight children were born to them and of these five survive these are peter christensen joseph L chris en mrs 1 PI 11 1 J hansen all of this city mrs joseph H F thurbar thurba r of manard mallard idaho and alma christensen of sevier she is uso also survived by 34 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren two brothers S N lee jee of brigham city and N N lee of far west utah and one sister 11 mrs H 0 hansen survive decedent funeral services were held at the first ward chappl on thursday under the direction of bishop N C poulsen coulsen ou lsen there was s a big abend nee as mrs christensen was a well beloved woman and had a host of friends the speakers were verc G W cc coons ions W vt H paul poulsen Poul sei R D young and J E Alag magleby leby of monroe all of these men lad had been personally and intimately acquainted acquaint ea with decedent and they lavished words of praise for her charity love ove benevolence and faith mr air Alag magleby leby was particularly effusive in lis his tributes he had known mrs christensen from boyhood and had bad always regarded her with the affection of a son tor for a mother beautiful music vas rendered by he ward choir and mrs george and irs andrew andrev sang a duet liet come holy spirit and another duet by mrs orson chri christen tell ell ben and john hood was beautiful md nd consoling mrs christensen rested beneath a reath of flowers tenderly typical of ler er lifs lifa as she was vas one of the most not herly bomon among the many splendid mothers of richfield hany ally of the aldr people natives of scandinavia candi navia fou houi 1 in mrs christenn a perpetual I 1 1 lin I in of comfort nd ind service her home was her alace and in it she did everything very thing 0 o bring love comfort and happiness 0 o her husband and family |