Chris & Julie Petersen's Genealogy
Christen Enevoldsen
1808 - 1867 (~ 59 years)-
Name Christen Enevoldsen Born Bedsted, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark Christened 18 Oct 1808 Bedsted, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark Gender Male Died 21 Dec 1867 Gettrup, Refs, Thisted, Denmark Buried 1 Jan 1868 Gettrup, Refs, Thisted, Denmark Person ID I1593 Petersen-de Lanskoy Last Modified 27 May 2021
Father Enevold Pedersen, c. 17 Apr 1770, Bedsted, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark , d. 16 Nov 1826, Bedsted, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark (Age ~ 56 years) Mother Frederikke Lovise Pedersdatter, c. 26 Dec 1779, Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark , d. 20 Dec 1846, Bedsted, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark (Age ~ 66 years) Married 2 Oct 1801 Sønderhå, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark Family ID F312 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ane Kjerstine Jensdatter, b. 3 Feb 1812, Kjaestrup, Heltborg, Refs, Thisted, Denmark , d. 1 Jul 1883, Harrisville, Weber, Utah, United States (Age 71 years) Married 16 Apr 1837 Visby, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark Children 1. Enevold Christensen, b. 8 Oct 1838, Visby, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark , d. 10 Apr 1924, Ã…lborg, Vor Frue, Ã…lborg, Denmark (Age 85 years) 2. Frederikke Lovise Christensen, b. 3 Feb 1840, Visby, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark , d. 9 May 1885, Lynne Ward, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States (Age 45 years) 3. Maren Christensen, b. 15 Aug 1841, Visby, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark , d. 4 May 1842, Visby, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark (Age 0 years) 4. Maren Christensen, b. 4 May 1843, Visby, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark , d. 27 Jul 1929, Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States (Age 86 years) 5. Jens Westergard, b. 14 May 1845, Visby, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark , d. 21 Dec 1933, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States (Age 88 years) 6. Karen Marie Christensdatter, b. 10 Jan 1848, Visby, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark , d. 29 Jan 1848, Visby, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark (Age 0 years) 7. Hans Westergard, b. 6 Aug 1849, Visby, Hassing, Thisted, Denmark , d. 25 May 1897, Farr West, Weber, Utah, United States (Age 47 years) Last Modified 28 May 2021 Family ID F1022 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. FHL film 053027, bk. 3, p. 152, shows Christen Enevoldsen, age 27, of Bedsted, moving to Sonderaa 16 Nov 1835.
2. All children born in Visby. Family moved from Visby on 31 Mar 1852 (Visby parish record, book 3, p. 184) to Gettrup on 2 Apr 1852 (Gettrup parish record, book 9, p. 20).
3. Also known with additional last name of Vestergaard from the farm that sits close to the Bedsted church and then americanized later to Westergard. Frederikke's obit. shows ...gaard, however brothers' burial records in Ogden show ...gard. The cemetery plat records for James and Hans show their father being Christian Westergard and mother is buried in Ogden next to Frederikke with the same plat records showing "Ane Kjerstine Westergard." Also known on some records as Christen Enevoldsen Westergard. On emigration ship records, name of mother and both brothers listed as Westergard. 3. 1845 census in Visby shows him as smallholder living off of his land; 1850 as housefather living off of his land; 1860 in Gettrup as carpenter and housefather. By 1860 Enevold and Fred. had left home.
CHRISTENING:
1. FHL film # 053026; Bedsted Parish Record, 1766 - 1814, book 2, p 151. Christen, home christened 11 Oct 1808, son of Enevold Pedersen Westergaard and Frederike Pedersdatter, Bedsted.
Film 053027, book 3, p. 102, shows the confirmation of Christen in 1823 with a birth of 18 Oct 1808 in Bedsted to Enevold Vestergaard in Bedsted.
2. Also Viborg, Denmark Regional Archives; Bedsted Parish Records; microfiche C119.2 plate 4 page 154. Sponsors: The daughter of the parish clerk Maren Silkeborg carried the Child; Niels Molgaard Junior; Jens Blacksmidt, Niels Habeth, Christen and Anders Kok with their wives; the daughter of Christen Nielsen and Ane Toppenberg.
MARRIAGE:
1. FHL film # 053246; Heltborg Parish Record, 1834 - 1866, book 9, p. 135, marriage was performed at the Visby Church.
2. Viborg, Denmark Regional Archives; Visby Parish Records; microfiche C118.12, plate 5, p. 135; Witnesses: Svend Jensen (Christen's stepfather) of Bedsted, and father of the bride.
DEATH:
1. FHL film # 053056; Gettrup Parish Record, 1849 - 1873, book 8, p. 189.
BURIAL:
1. FHL film # 053056; Gettrup Parish Record, 1849 - 1873, book 8, p. 189. Copy of Burial Memorial has survived (copy in files of Kerry Petersen) which among other things states: Memory of the deceased fellow christian Christen Enevoldsen born in Vestergaard in Bedsted 18 Oct 1808. Died in Gjettrup the year 1867, 21 Dec. Widow Ane Kjerstine Jensen. Happy marriage 31 years. Father of 7 children, 2 of them met their father in eternity, but the 5, with mother grieve the loss of a beloved father. Glory to they Soul. Peace with thy dust."
SOURCES_MISC:
1. Archive Record Family Group Sheet submitted by Fermen J. Westergard, 2059 Van Buren Ave., Ogden Utah 84403 copy of which is in possession of Kerry Petersen. He references: "Film 9025 9024 Census paper 1840, 1845, 1850, 1855, and Fam. Rec."
2. Parent's family information from LDS Archive record. Record originally submitted by Mrs. Wanda Roos, R.D. 1 Box 651B, Sandy, Utah. James Christian Westergard shown as heir. Note on sheet states:"Under the ruling issued by the First Presidency on 7 Jan 1966, those ordinances that appear to be out of order are accepted as recorded. Records noted are church and census records for Bedsted by Eva M. Gregersen.
3. Per gedcom dated 6 Jan 1999 of Wayne Westergard, 785 W 1300 South, Woods Cross, Utah 84087, phone 801-295-2906.
4. Joyce Cupit's website <http://home13.inet.tele.dk/JCupit/> 25 May 2002.
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