Brief Life History of Anne Christine
When Anne Christine Israelsen was born on 17 September 1860, in Kasfjord, Harstad, Troms, Norway, her father, Tellef John Israelsen, was 34 and her mother, Maren Dorthea Marcusdatter, was 24. She married John Jensen on 25 December 1879, in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1864 and lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Hyrum Election Precinct, Cache, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 9 December 1910, in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Hyrum City Cemetery, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Anne Jensen in household of John Jensen, "United States Census, 1880"
- Anne Christine Israelsen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Annie Christine Jensen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
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World Events (8)
1862 · Homestead Act
Homestead Act was passed in the U.S. which made land available for free upon meeting certain conditions. Many Norwegian-Americans acquired land through this process.
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
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nels. German Fritzi.
Americanized form (and a very rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Israelsson: patronymic from the personal name Israel 1.
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Israelsen, a rare cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John (Peder Villered) Jensen & Anne Christine Israelsen
Peder Villered Jensen, or John Jensen, as he was known throughout his life, was born on June 24, 1856, in Copenhagen City, Copenhagen County, Denmark, the son of Jens Jensen and Johanne Hansen. In 1 …
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