When Jens Møller Christensen was born on 8 January 1846, in Kirkeby, Hornstrup, Koldinghus, Denmark, his father, Christen Andersen, was 36 and his mother, Anne Margrethe Jensen Moller Ringkloster, was 28. He married Ane Kirstine Frederiksen before 1867, in Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1867 and lived in Hornstrup, Nørvang, Vejle, Denmark for about 5 years and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 7 January 1915, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in 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
A patent was filed on October 11, 1867, on a new direct action typewriter. The patent was filed by Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule who had invented the prototype in Milwaukee.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Bent, Anders, Thor, Jorgen, Nils, Einer, Viggo, Folmer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christen . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the especially Danish and Norwegian variant Kristensen . Compare Christenson and Christianson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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