CHRISTENSEN family in Connecticut
I am looking for any information on the following CHRISTENSEN family. Especially in the Rockville and Stafford Springs,Tolland County,Connecticut area. I would like to especially find out where in Denmark they came from. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
In the 1920 census for Stafford Springs,Tolland County,CT. is the following.
Claus CHRISTENSEN,68, b. Denmark,immigrated 1895 (unclear),naturalized 1900,mill hand in woolen mill.
Mary,wife,53,b. Denmark,immigrated 1892,naturalized 1900
Chris,son,26,b. CT,works in mill
John,son,25,b. CT,works in mill
Hancrena (unclear),son,23,b. CT, works in mill
Christine,daughter,19,b. CT,works in mill
Carl,son,16,b.CT,works in mill
Eva,daughter,15,b. CT,works in mill
Hazel,daughter,13,b.CT
Helen,daughter,12,b. CT
In the 1910 census for Stafford Town,Tolland County,CT. I have some discrepencies. In it Claus's wife name is Ingabed. She is listed as having 10 children/9 living.Their is a daughter Anne,17,b. CT,occupation Operative/Worsted Mill.Their is a son named Lawrence,13,b. CT.The daugher named Christine in the 1920 census is listed as Christina.The son named Chris in the 1920 census is listed as Christian. Hazel and Helen were listed as the same age. My mother told me they were twins.
Before I got the above info I only had the following.
?Claus CHRISTENSEN (unsure if Claus is first name and if both names arespelled like they were originally in Denmark)
b. In Denmark,immigrated to Connecticut
m. ?Mary (NIELSEN) (unsure on name and spelling)
b. Denmark,immigrated to Connecticut
children
1.John (Jens)
b.Feb. 15,1895 in Tolland County,Connecticut
m. Sept. 23,1920 to Anna (PELTON) b. June 27,1899 d. Sept. 1982
I have further information on Pelton family. They were originally from Lithuania and came to Tolland County,Ct.
John and Anna moved to Hartford,Connecticut after they married
John died March 1978 ( I think it was at a Hartford,Connecticut hospital)
they had two children
Patricia April 17,1935 (my mother) m. Roland GIRARD
Shirley April 17,1935 m. Charles KREISER
2.Hazel
b.Aug.14,1907 in Tolland County,Ct.
d.March 1973 in Tolland County,Ct.
m. ? TRAPP
3.Helen
unknown
4. Anna
b.Dec.23,1900
d.March 1985
or
b.Nov. 21,1908
d.Nov. 1989
or
b. June 27,1899
d. September 1982
she was born in Tolland County,Ct.
m. ? FOX
5.Christine
I believe the birth and death dates following are for my Christine.
b.Jan. 17,1900 (in Tolland , Ct.)
d. July 1978 ( either Tolland or Hartford County,Ct.)
m. ? McQUAID
6.Carl
b. April 20,1902 (either Tolland ,Ct.)
d. March 1969 ( I think Tolland County,Ct.)
6. Chris (male)
unknown
I believe there were a total of 10 or 11 siblings.
Localities that the Christensen family lived in at some point in there life:
Tolland County,Ct. towns
Stafford
Stafford Springs
Union
West Stafford
Rockville
Talcottville
Turnpike
Vernon
Vernon-Rockville
Hartford County,Ct. towns
Harford
West Hartford
Enfield
Hazardville
North Thompsonville
Scitico
Thompsonville
Middlesex County,Ct. towns ( not sure if they lived here or not.
Moodus
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