Jens Hansen

Brief Life History of Jens

When Jens Hansen was born on 15 January 1834, in Bonderup, Frederikssund, Lynge-Frederiksborg, Frederiksborg, Denmark, his father, Jens Andersen, was 28 and his mother, Inger Hansen, was 28. He married Else Maria Pedersen on 19 September 1862, in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 9 July 1916, in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jens Hansen
1834–1916
Anne Marie Thomasen Jensen
1859–1936
Marriage: 1 January 1886
Peder Anders Hansen
1882–1885
Mary Hannah Hansen
1887–1965
Charles William Hansen
1889–1907
June Moroni Hansen
1891–1974
Ingra Rosetta Hansen
1894–1962
Emma Lillian Hansen
1897–1961
Ervine Fernando Hansen
1900–1962
Harvey Ralph Hansen
1904–1987

Sources (50)

  • Ed Hansen, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Birth and Christening of Jens Hansen
  • Marriage of Jens Hansen and Else Maria Pedersen

Parents and Siblings

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)

The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.

1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks

The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Thor, Jorgen, Knud, Holger, Morten, Nils, Einer, Johan.

Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Flemish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Hans . This is the most common surname in Norway. Compare Hanson 4 and also 2 below.

Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, Dutch, Flemish, and Danish Hanssen , a variant of 1 above. Compare Hansson 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Jens Hansen – Turning the Tide

Young Jens felt alone on the Oro Isle; alone as a boy could be. His mother and brother were taken in death, his father was gone, so you see His grandmother’s sister took him into her fold, but the fo …

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