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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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 .
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