Cecelia Marie Jorgensen

Brief Life History of Cecelia Marie

Cecelia Marie Jorgensen was born on 31 March 1843, in Hals, Ålborghus, Denmark. She married Hans Peter Jensen on 29 December 1859, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Hals, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark in 1855 and Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States for about 40 years. She died on 12 February 1921, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hans Peter Jensen
1829–1911
Cecelia Marie Jorgensen
1843–1921
Marriage: 29 December 1859
Mary Louise Jensen
1860–1951
Hans Peter Jensen
1862–1925
Marinus Jensen
1865–1888
Annie Christency Jensen
1869–1938
Caroline Jensen
1872–1970
Gertrude Sophia Jensen
1874–1942
Sophronie Jensen
1877–1903
Margarete J Jensen
1882–1964
Hilda Jensen
1883–1979
Malinda Jensen
1886–1935
May Jensen
1890–1890

Sources (21)

  • Marie Cecilie Petersen, "Denmark, Census, 1855"
  • Marie Cecelia Jorgensen Jensen, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
  • Caroline Maria Jensen in entry for Caroline Jensen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Jorgen, Nels, Lars, Niels, Holger, Anders, Borge, Einer, Folmer, Morten, Bjorn.

Danish and Norwegian (Jørgensen); North German (Jörgensen): patronymic from the personal name Jørgen, Jörgen, from Greek Geōrgios (see George ). Compare Jergensen , Jergenson , Jorgenson , and Yorgensen .

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

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Story Highlight

1852: Ship "Italy" Augusta Dorius is on board.

SHIP "ITALY' Ship: 749 tons: 150'x 33' x 17' Built: 1846 by John Larrabee at Bath, Maine Twenty-eight Saints under the leadership of Ole U. C. Monster-the first emigrants from the Scandinavian Missi …

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