When Anders Jensen was born on 9 February 1854, in Ørslev, Løve, Holbæk, Denmark, his father, Jorgen Jensen, was 30 and his mother, Ane Marie Madsdatter, was 28. He married Maria Josephine Hales on 4 December 1879, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Rudy, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1910 and Clark, Jefferson, Idaho, United States in 1920. He died on 2 July 1938, in Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Rigby Pioneer Cemetery, Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho, United States.
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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.
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The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
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[Explanation: This was written from several accounts, especially from one written by my father-in-law, Charles H. Jensen, who was the grandson of Ane Marie Madsen and Jorgen Jensen. This was first pr …
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