Brief Life History of James Jens
When James Jens Mortensen was born on 30 June 1852, in Brenderup, Vends, Odense, Denmark, his father, Niels Mortensen, was 29 and his mother, Mettie Hansen, was 29. He married Ida Jane Pease on 25 December 1876, in Oak City, Millard, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Tårnby, Tårnby, Sokkelund, Copenhagen, Denmark in 1855 and Høje Tåstrup, Smørum, Copenhagen, Denmark in 1860. He died on 27 November 1932, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.
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- Jens Mortensen in household of Niels Mortensen, "Denmark Census, 1860"
- James Mortensen, "Arizona, Deaths, 1870-1951"
- James Mortensen in entry for Albert Mortensen, "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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Morten, Einer, Jorgen, Bent, Britt, Carsten, Egil, Gunner, Hartvig.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Morten, a vernacular form of Martin 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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