Andrew Jenson

Brief Life History of Andrew

When Andrew Jenson was born on 11 December 1850, in Torslev, Ålborghus, Denmark, his father, Christian Jensen, was 24 and his mother, Kirsten Andersdatter, was 29. He married Kirsten Marie Pederson on 30 August 1875, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 30 years. He died on 18 November 1941, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Jenson
1850–1941
Kirsten Marie Pederson
1859–1887
Marriage: 30 August 1875
Amelia Jenson
about 1870–
Andrew Alexander Jenson
1876–1928
Parley Peter Jenson
1878–1957
Mary Minerva Jenson
1883–1955
Eleanore Elizabeth Jenson
1885–1977

Sources (87)

  • Andrew Jenson, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Andrew Jenson, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Andrew Jenson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"

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.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Jen (a short form of Old French Jehan, i.e. John ) + son. See Jenkin and Janson , as well as Johnson , with which Jenson and Jeynson were freely interchangeable.

Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Jensen or Jenssen .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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