Jens James Andersen

9 February 1854–2 October 1940 (Age 86)
Bredstrup, Nørre Nærå, Odense, Denmark

The Life Summary of Jens James

When Jens James Andersen was born on 9 February 1854, in Bredstrup, Nørre Nærå, Odense, Denmark, his father, Hans Andersen, was 34 and his mother, Maren Jensdatter, 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 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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Family Time Line

Jens James Andersen
1854–1940
Emily Helena Hanson
1856–1940
Marriage: 11 October 1878
James Edward Andersen
1879–1879
Emily Mary Andersen
1880–1958
Alfred William Andersen
1883–1886
Agda Elizabeth Andersen
1885–1959
Eskil Andrew Anderson
1887–1945
Oliver Rudolph Andersen
1889–1959
Carl Fredrick Andersen
1892–1970
Wilford Woodruff Andersen
1895–1918
George Washington Andersen
1895–1942
Waldo McKinley Andersen
1898–1987

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    11 October 1878Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (10)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
    Age 5
    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.
    1859 · Logan is Founded
    Age 5
    "\""During the end of April, David Reese and his company settled the land north of the Logan River. That area was the second permanent settlement in Cache Valley and the future location of Logan. The city's boundary was drawn by Logan's first bishop, Jesse W. Fox, a government engineer. The name \""\""Logan\""\"" comes from a trapper that used to frequent the area before the pioneers came to the valley.\"""
    1877 · Logan's First Stake is Formed
    Age 23
    Eighteen years after the first ward was established and the population of the valley increased exponentially, the first Stake was established.

    Name Meaning

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Andreas

    Sources (35)

    • James Anderson in entry for Walter McKinley Anderson, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
    • James Andersen on household of Hans Andersen, "United States Census, 1870"
    • James Andersen in entry for Waldo Mckinley Andersen and Lucy Taylor, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

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