Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Christensen was born on 17 November 1865, in Eskebjerg, Bregninge, Skippinge, Holbæk, Denmark, his father, Lars Christensen, was 45 and his mother, Karen Jacobsdatter, was 45. He married Mary Sorensen on 22 September 1886, in Logan Utah Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910 and Election Precinct 1, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 24 April 1925, in Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Holladay Memorial Park, Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Jacob Christensen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Birth of Jacob Christensen Arkivalieronline
- Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
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Historical Boundaries: 1876: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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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Grandpa Jake and Grandma Mary: Jacob Christensen and Mary Sorenson by Roger Andrus, Grandson
Jacob was born in Denmark, November 17, 1865. He joined the churchin Denmark when he was 12 years old. I do not have the year when they came to the U.S. and evidently there was just Jacob and his mot …
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