When Jens James Andersen was born on 9 February 1854, in Denmark, his father, Hans Andersen, was 34 and his mother, Maren Jensen, was 26. He married Emily Helena Hanson on 11 October 1878, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Nørre Nærå, Skam, Odense, Denmark for about 5 years. He died on 2 October 1940, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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