Tombstone Tuesday–Michael Christian Christopherson

My regular readers may remember that my family and I spent an enjoyable time in Utah on vacation recently.  I wrote about it in my blog post I'm Back!!.  We had a great time together.

And as any other good genealogist would do, I planned a couple visits to local cemeteries while we were there.

One of the cemeteries we visited was the Ogden City Cemetery.  If you have ancestors buried in this cemetery, be sure to check out the cemetery's link.  This website allows you to search for your ancestor's burial plot and see it on a map.  Very cool!

Buried in this cemetery are several of my Christopherson ancestors from Norway.  Today’s post will focus on my 3rd great-grandfather, Michael Christian Christopherson.

 

Grave Marker of the Christopherson Family



Christopherson Family Gravestone

Michael Christian Christopherson Grave Marker

Transcription of Grave Marker:

MICHAEL C.
Christopherson
Born at
Christiansund
NORWAY
JAN 18, 1812
Died
SEP. 24, 1882

Michael was born on January 18, 1812 in Christiansund, More Og Romsdal, Norway.  He was the son of Christopher Christiansen and Peternilla or Petronella Mikkelsdatter.

Michael married Serianna Olsdatter on February 15, 1834 in Tromso, Troms, Norway.  They were the parents of seven children:

1. Christiana Christopherson (1835-1889)
2. Ole Anthon Christopherson (1837-1914) - My 2nd great-grandfather
3. Peter Christopherson (1840-1930)
4. Serianne Michelia Christopherson (1843-1928)
5. Julia Maria Christopherson (1845-1874)
6. Anne Johanna Elizabeth Christopherson (1848-1935)
7. Henning Abraham Christopherson (1857-1937)

Michael and his family immigrated to the United States sometime between 1867 and 1875.  Michael died on September 24, 1882 in Harrisonville, Weber, Utah.

More on this family in future posts.

Thanks for reading!

Jana

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