Christian Jessen

Brief Life History of Christian

When Christian Jessen was born on 6 January 1846, in Trinitatis, Fredericia, Vejle, Denmark, his father, Ebbe Jessen, was 29 and his mother, Dorthe Pedersen, was 36. He married Diantha Brodersen on 7 October 1872, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons. He lived in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880 and Fremont, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 April 1914, in Squirrel, Fremont, Idaho, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Squirrel, Fremont, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Christian Jessen
1846–1914
Diantha Brodersen
1847–1928
Marriage: 7 October 1872
Christian Delmar "Del" Jessen
1873–1950
Clarence Peter Jessen
1875–1897
John Frederick Jessen
1879–1945
Boone Ebbe Jessen
1881–1962
James Martin Jessen
1883–1940
Hans Festes Jessen
1886–1911
Ernest Jessen
1892–1916

Sources (20)

  • Christian Jessen in household of James Jessen, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Christian Jessen, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Christian Jessen or Jensen in entry for Jesse M Jessen, "Idaho, Jefferson Star, County Cemetery Records, 1800-2000"

World Events (8)

1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)

The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Gudmund, Nels, Carsten, Holger, Niels, Sten, Sven, Thorvald. German Hans, Gerhard, Otto, Elke, Frieda, Georg, Johannes, Kurt, Rainer, Wilhelm.

Danish and North German: patronymic from the personal name Jess . Compare Jesson .

German: habitational name from any of various places called Jessen, mostly in eastern Germany.

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

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