flag female ancestor  Montess Larue  CHRISTENSEN

  (b. 21 March 1906 Clear Creek, Carbon, Utah, USA   d. 8 April 1997 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA )  

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Montess Larue CHRISTENSEN was born 21 March 1906 in Clear Creek, Carbon, Utah, USA

Montess Larue CHRISTENSEN was the child of ?   and   ?

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Montess Larue  married  Silas ANDERSEN 3 August 1929 in Clear Creek, Carbon, Utah, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Silas ANDERSEN  was born February 28, 1902 in Richmond, Utah, USA.  Silas died April 18, 1961 in Helper, Carbon, Utah, USA. 

Montess Larue CHRISTENSEN died 8 April 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
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Montess Larue CHRISTENSEN married flag male ancestor Silas ANDERSEN-- Date: 3 August 1929 Place: Clear Creek, Carbon, Utah, USA


Children of Silas ANDERSEN and Montess Larue CHRISTENSEN:

flag photo of Jerry ANDERSEN  Jerry ANDERSEN (b.29 October 1933 , Consumers, Carbon, Utah, USA  d. 14 June 1982 , Salt Lake City, Utah, USA)
m. Kathleen ZUBER 



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birth1906 Birth
21 March 1906
Clear Creek, Carbon, Utah, USA
marriage1929 Marriage / Partner
Montess Larue CHRISTENSEN and Silas ANDERSEN 3 August 1929, Clear Creek, Carbon, Utah, USA

She was 23 years old.
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1933 Birth of Child
Jerry ANDERSEN was born 29 October 1933 , Consumers, Carbon, Utah, USA

Montess Larue was 27 years old.
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
1961 Death of Spouse/Partner
Silas ANDERSEN died April 18, 1961, Helper, Carbon, Utah, USA
News1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.
News1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
1982 Death of Child
Jerry ANDERSEN died 14 June 1982 , Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Montess Larue was 76 years old.
News1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
death1997 Death
8 April 1997
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

She died at the age of 91.
Added: 8/1/2025 2:31:06 PM - Updated: 8/1/2025 2:32:10 PM
Did You Know?Utah originates from an Apache Indian word (yuttahih), which means people of the mountains. (statesymbolsusa.org)

January 14, 1896 - Utah becomes 45th U.S. state


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