Brief Life History of Hannah
Hannah Jensen was born on 9 June 1822, in Tommerup, Fyn, Denmark. She married Hansen in 1841, in Denmark. She died on 25 April 1875, in Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Mendon City Cemetery, Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- 1870 US Census
- 1875 Utah Find A Grave Index for Hannah Jensen Sorensen
- Endowment House, Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Sorensen, Nicolai and Jensen, Hannah - 1864)
Spouse and Children
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1829 · Oldest Leather Goods in Denmark
Kuffert Sorensen was established in 1829 by Carl Peter Sorensen as a leather goods company. Today the business has five locations and each are run by a member of the Sorensen family.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Holger, Einer, Jorgen, Bent, Knud, Per, Ove, Morten.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Jens, a shortened form of Johannes (see John ). This is the most frequent surname in Denmark. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Jenssen . Compare Jenson 2 and Johnson .
English: variant of Jennison .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Notes on Nicolai Sorensen's Life
Birth date for Nicolai is 6 June 1799. Christening date is 23 June, 1799. Headstone in the Mendon City Cemetery is engraved with the 6 June 1799 birth date. Buried in Group 1, Lot 041, Plat location i …
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