Brief Life History of Hannah
Hannah Jensen was born June 20, 1853, in Pedersborg parish, Soro, Denmark. Her family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1855 and they immigrated to the U.S. in 1857, settling in Millcreek, Utah. Hannah was sealed as a plural wife to Alfred Lemmon in 1884 in the Endowment House. Their daughter Eva was likely born in 1886, but different dates appear in various sources. Both Eva and Hannah died in September 1886 and are buried in Millcreek.
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- Johanne Sophie in household of Jacob Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1855"
- Hannah Jensen, "BillionGraves Index"
- Hannah Jensen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
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.
1859 · Copenhagen Zoo
The Copenhagen Zoo was founded in 1859 and is one of the oldest zoos in Europe. It was founded by a ornithologist named Niels Kjaebolling and the first animals that were at the opening were eagles, chickens, ducks, owls, rabbits, a fox, a seal and a turtle. The oldest building still is in use as a stable for the yak exibit. It is open everyday from 9:00am to 8:00pm (20:00).
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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