When Peder Christian Jensen was born on 8 December 1827, in Tårs, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Jens Christensen, was 30 and his mother, Anne Christensdatter, was 37. He married Ane Catherine Michelsdatter on 2 November 1851, in Tårs, Børglum, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He immigrated to United States in 1857 and lived in Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 20 May 1899, in Mantua, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Mantua Cemetery, Mantua, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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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.
Possible Related Names"Jens and Ane Christensen were among the first Saints in Denmark to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." Jens Christensen, spelled Kristensen in the parish records, was bo …
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