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Christina Jacobina Beck Petersen Robertson
27 May 1851 – 22 Mar 1941
| Birth | 27 May 1851 |
| Death | 22 Mar 1941 |
| Cemetery | Alpine City Cemetery Alpine , Utah County , Utah , USA |
| Added by | Marlin J Haws on 07 Aug 2025 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19306026 |
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Contributed to familysearch By Lynne M Ellis Saturday morning, March 22, 1941, after nearly ninety years of varied experiences in mortal life, the spirit of a real pioneer, Christina Beck Peterson Robertson, departed for another sphere. She was the oldest of the eight children of Christian J Beck and Hannah Krantz and was born in Skebstead, Denmark, may 27, 1851. Her father was wealthy as a farmer and was living with his family on the Fuegholt Estate in Wisbury, Denmark when they were converted to the divine teaching of Mormonism. He helped six other families to emigrate to America besides his own. On May 20, 1866, they left their parents, relatives and friends – their wealth and native land all else that was dear to them and started on a long and wearisome journey to Utah, the land of promise. They crossed the Atlantic on the sailship "Kendelworth" and were on the ocean eight weeks and three days. During the voyage their ship caught fire three times and was so badly burned that it was condemned in New York Harbor and never made another voyage. To add to the sorrow of the journey the baby boy of the family passed away at sea when they were just ten days from New York. On reaching New York many of the company died of severe heat. The remainder was rushed to Boston by rail and from there to Omaha, Nebraska in cattle cars. This required fourteen days. At Omaha and Council Bluffs they rested one week while the men with ox teams from Utah made ready for the trip across the plains. On account of the shortage of teams and wagons, all who were able were compelled to walk and so it became the lot of this young girl to walk almost the entire distance from Omaha to Salt Lake City. They had many dangerous encounters with the Indians along the way. On one occasion they camped for the night on the spot where they were told by the captain of their company was one of the bloodiest battle ever fought between white man and Indian. On another occasion they had made their camp where the town of Laramie, Wyoming, now lies and after their evening meal a band of ruthless Indians rode through the camp scattering cooking utensils and making threats, but finally said if the company belonged to Brigham they would not harm them. Tired and footsore they finally reached Salt Lake City, September 20, 1866 exactly four months from the day they left their native land. When we think of Sister Peterson, then a young girl of 15 years who had been reared in wealth and plenty with the future holding out to her every advantage, and then think of her on the long ocean voyage, the wearisome trek over the rough and dreary plains and the frightful encounters with Indians, we wonder just what feelings were in her girlish heart. After a few days in Salt Lake City the family went on to Lehi where they lived for two years. They then moved to Alpine where the father took up a farm and children participated in church, school and social activities the town afforded at that early date. On May 25th 1874 Christina Beck and Louis Peterson were united in marriage by Daniel H Wells in the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City and they settled on the farm where the old house now stands. They became the parents of six children. Two of them died within five days, one a boy of 2 years and the other a girl of a few days. The couple had been married less than 14 years when the husband was suddenly taken by death and Sister Christina managed the farm and made a living for the children. To augment the family income she wove carpets for this and surrounding towns. Some years later she was married to James L Robertson and was a mother to his four motherless children. In 1908, she mourned the loss of her second husband. During the sixty-seven years of her married life in Alpine she lived on the same farm and triumphed over obstacles that would have discouraged many another. She was an excellent housekeeper and the needlework created by her dexterous hands was known far and wide. She loved flowers and her surroundings were always inviting. She loved her home and not until she was unable to care for herself could she be persuaded to live elsewhere. The last two years her physical strength has waned and she has lived most of the time with her two daughters, but her mind was clear and she was conscious to the last moment. Sister Robertson is survived by four children: Mrs Etta Graham, Mrs Amanda Graham, Clarence L and Conrad J Petersen, 14 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren also, the four step-children: LaFell, Rellous, and Que Robertson, and Mrs Christina McDaniel. As one by one the ranks for the stalwart pioneers are lessened, may we, who enjoy the fruits of their labors, live worthy for the heritage which is ours.
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- Charles Louis Petersen 1874–1877 FaG
- Anna Sophia Petersen 1877–1877 FaG
- Etta Karen Peterson Graham 1878–1972 FaG
- Amanda Matilda Theodora Petersen Graham 1880–1969 FaG
- Clarence Lewis Petersen 1884–1974 FaG
- Conrad Jefferson Petersen 1886–1980 FaG
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