Jens James Andersen

Brief Life History of Jens James

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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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

Sources (55)

  • James Anderson, "United States, Census, 1880"
  • James Anderson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • James, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks

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.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1877 · Logan's First Stake is Formed

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.

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