When Jens C Andersen was born on 9 February 1830, in Vindby, Vind, Ulfborg, Ringkøbing, Denmark, his father, Anders Lauridsen, was 39 and his mother, Mette Kristine Poulsdatter, was 37. He married Karen Johanne Poulsdatter on 30 October 1853, in Vind, Ulfborg, Ringkøbing, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1863 and lived in Vind, Vind, Ulfborg, Ringkøbing, Denmark in 1860 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 3 October 1915, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1857: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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