Christ Bendickson was born Kristian Bendigtsen, at Aune, Tjøtta, Nordland, Norway (farm, local area, county, country).

NOTE: Tjøtta and Alstahaug are no longer in existence and were moved under Vefsn. Tjøtta was a sub parish and Alstahaug was a parish, but Norway doesn't use parishes anymore. The equivalent now would be Aunet, Vistvågan, Vefsn, Nordland, Norway (farm, local area, municipality, county, country). *Thus, birth location listed here may not be an exact match to the official records, due to changes in how Norway now lists locations.

His name was changed to "Christian Bendickson", following immigration, in an attempt to Americanize it. Likewise, he shortened his first name to "Christ", a shortened version of Christian (originally Kristian). Some documentation refers to him as Chris, but most include a "t" on the end.

He was the son of Bendigt Kristiansen (1825-1902) and Ane Elisabeth Pedersdatter (1831-1876).

He married Maren Anna Kristoffersdatter on 16 Jul 1888 in Tjøtta, Nordland, Norway. To this union 10 children were born; Anna Mathilde "Tilla" (1888-1963), Bernard Oliver (1890-1950), Olga Marie (1892-1992), Oscar A. (1893-1972), Casbara -? (1896-1920), Henry Berg (1897-1942), Hulda Cleopha (1900-1991), Ethel Alvida (1901-1999), Harold Conrad (1903-1969) and Theressa Corine (1905-1947).

Kristian, Maren Anna, and their first-born daughter, Anna Mathilde, immigrated to the United States of America in 1889 from Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.

Below are the record details, with a misspelled last name and incorrect age for her:

Kristian Bendiksen; Age: 24; Position: Married worker; Residence: Tjøtø; Destination New York; Ship Line: Inman; Ship name: Hero

Maren Bendiksen; Age: 24; Position: Married worker; Residence: Tjøtø; Destination New York; Ship Line: Inman; Ship name: Hero

Anna Bendiksen; Age: 1.25 years; Residence: Tjøtø; Destination New York; Ship Line: Inman; Ship name: Hero

*Special thanks to genealogist Kathy Solheim for her invaluable assistance in providing detailed research help and accurate documentation through Norwegian records for this memorial.