Brief Life History of Jens Charles
When Jens Charles Christensen was born on 21 July 1888, in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, his father, Peder Christensen, was 31 and his mother, Ane Cathrine Bodil Kirstine Jensen, was 23. He married Emma Leah Barfus on 15 April 1926, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Wayan, Caribou, Idaho, United States in 1920 and Mink Creek Election Precinct, Franklin, Idaho, United States in 1940. He died on 17 October 1950, in Mink Creek, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Mink Creek, Franklin, Idaho, United States.
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- Jens Charles Christensen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Jens Charles Christensen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Jens Charles Christensen, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1894
Historic Boundaries 1894: Bannock, Idaho, United States 1919: Caribou, Idaho, United States
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
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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