Christian Jensen
13 March 1843–1864 (Age 20)
Hjørring, Denmark
The Life of Christian
When Christian Jensen was born on 13 March 1843, in Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Julius Otscho Otto Jensen, was 32 and his mother, Kiersten Pedersen, was 34. He lived in Gærum, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark in 1845. He died in 1864, at the age of 21.
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Family Time Line
Julius Otscho Otto Jensen
1810–1876
Kiersten Pedersen
1808–1876
Jens Peter Jensen
1831–1832
Bergithe Jensdatter
1832–
Pauline Mariane JENSEN
1834–1878
Jens Peter
1836–1837
Anders Jensen
1837–1838
Jens Peter Jensen
1840–
Christian Jensen
1843–1864
Andreas Jensen
1846–1849
Juliane Marie Jensen
1852–1932
Parents and Siblings
1810–1876Male
1808–1876Female
siblings
(9)
1831–1832Male
1832–Female
1834–1878Female
1836–1837Male
1837–1838Male
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World Events (5)
1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
Age 4
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.
1849
Age 6
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
1850 · Translation of the Book of Mormon into Danish
Age 7
Erastus Snow and Peter Hansen translated the Book of Mormon into Danish after six months of being in the country. This translation was the first full translation of the Book of Mormon into another language, after English.
Name Meaning
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Jens, a reduced form of Johannes ( see John ). This is Denmark's most frequent surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Christian Jensen in household of Julius Othelia Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1845"
- Christian Jensen in household of Julius Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
- Christian Jensen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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