Christiansen, Parley, 1857-1930

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Birth 1857-12-07

Death 1930-05-13

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Parley Christiansen (1857-1930) was Mormon police officer, legislator, and Church officer from Ephraim, Utah. He served a mission to the Northwestern States between 1887 and 1888, and also served as a Seventy and a bishop. In 1895 he served as a member of the state constitutional convention.

From the description of Parley Christiansen papers, 1887-1897. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 152030651

Parley Christiansen (1857-1930) was a member of the Quorum of the Seventy of the LDS church.

Parley Christiansen was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 7 December 1857 to parents from Denmark. He moved to Spanish Fork in 1858. He was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 27 October 1867. In 1876 he was called to build a town called Brigham City in Arizona--it was later abandoned. He only received three months of formal education, but taught himself to read, write and use a typewriter. He married Dorothea Christine Jensen Skow on 21 April 1881 in Salt Lake City. They had eight children: Dorothea, Mette, Edna, Nels, Junius, Elray and Aaron and a daughter who died at birth. Parley served as a member of the Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He served a mission for the Church in the Northwestern States from 1887 to 1888. He passed away in Mayfield, Utah, on 17 May 1930.

From the guide to the Parley Christiansen journals, 1887-1897, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)