Brief Life History of Cecelia Marie
When Cecelia Marie Jorgensen was born on 31 March 1845, in Hals, Ålborghus, Denmark, her father, Peter Jorgensen, was 29 and her mother, Louise Janine Hansen, was 19. 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 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 75, and was buried in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Cecilia M Jensen in household of Hans Jensen, "United States Census, 1870"
- 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"
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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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