Note that her birth date is shown as November 14, 1874 on Find A Grave, but without any references.
Serena was raised by her maternal grandparents Soren Gregersen and Karen Jensen. They were her guardians, even though they never officially adopted her. She immigrated to the United States with them, where she took on the last name of Gregerson.
She married William Frank Christensen in 1890.[4][5]
Roy William Christensen was born on January 2, 1909.[6][7]
She married John Franklin Jones in 1921.[10][11][12]
Sorina passed away on December 29, 1940 in Utah. She is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery in Beaver, Beaver County, Utah.
Sources
↑ "Danmark Kirkebøger, 1484-1941," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGD3-TYR1 : 15 March 2018), Sorine Caroline Thomsen, ; Birth, 25 Jan 1874, 1, Rigsarkivet, København (The Danish National Archives), Copenhagen.
↑ "Danmark Kirkebøger, 1484-1941," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGDQ-WPG1 : 15 March 2018), Sorine Caroline Thomsen, ; Birth, 25 Jan 1874, 1, Rigsarkivet, København (The Danish National Archives), Copenhagen.
↑ "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8PH-84C : 10 February 2018), William F. Christensen and Serena Gregerson, 14 May 1890; citing Redmond, Sevier Co., Utah; FHL microfilm 482,036.
↑ "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL37-THDJ : 10 March 2018), Serena C Jorgerson in entry for Roy William Christensen, 02 Jan 1909; citing Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States; citing p. , ref. ID # , Utah State Archives, Salt Lake City; FamilySearch digital folder 004240338.
↑ "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRLD-Z8B : 4 August 2017), Serena Gregersen in entry for Roy William Christensen and Mildred Neilsen, 1928.
↑ "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8GR-LX8 : 10 February 2018), John Franklin Jones and Serena Spafford, 23 Jul 1921; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; FHL microfilm 429,109.
↑ "Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSF-2WBJ : 17 March 2018), Mrs Serena Spafford in entry for John F Jones, 23 Sep 1921; citing Milford Newspapers, The University of Utah. J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City.
Denmark Census, 1880, Sæby Sogn (Dronninglund Herred, Hjørring Amt, Denmark) 1880 Census, opslag: 23 of 40, p. 200, Sæby Hede, Household headed by Karen Jensen, online image, AO Genvej (http://ao.salldata.dk/vis1.php?bsid=56251&side=23 : accessed 2 June 2018); citing Rigsarkivet, København (Danish National Archives, Copenhagen). Sørine Caroline Thomsen, female, agae 6, unmarried, Lutheran, born in Sæby, dattersdatter of Karen Jensdatter, female, age 57, married, Mormon, born in Gjol sogn in Aalborag Amt.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5XH-MTT : accessed 28 September 2018), Serena C Christensen in household of William F Christensen, Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 158, sheet 4B, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1608; FHL microfilm 1,375,621.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMR5-6F8 : accessed 28 September 2018), Sorene C. Christensen in household of W. F. Christensen, Aurora, Redmond, Vermillion Precincts Redmond town, Sevier, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 130, sheet 3A, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,686.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PR-19P : accessed 28 September 2018), Serena Spafford, Annabella, Sevier, Utah, United States; citing ED 111, sheet 1B, line 57, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1863; FHL microfilm 1,821,863.
1939 Marriage of Daughter:
"Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MB-WFZ6 : 31 July 2017), Serena Gregersen in entry for Otto Dorny and Addie Christensen Laurence, 1939.
1940 Census:
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTWY-XNS : 14 March 2018), Serena Jones, Beaver, Beaver Election Precinct, Beaver, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-3, sheet 4A, line 31, family 67, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4209.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVH-65W3 : 11 July 2016), Serena Caroline Gregerson Christensen, 1940; Burial, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States of America, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record ID 104889, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG1L-Q3T : 26 November 2014), Gregerson in entry for Roy William Christensen, 11 Jun 1985; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
1990 Death of Child:
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5H-PSF9 : accessed 28 September 2018), Serena Gregerson Christensen in entry for Thelma Christensen Hurst, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 28 Nov 1990; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.
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