When Hans Jørgensen was born on 25 September 1845, in Kappendrup, Hjadstrup, Odense, Denmark, his father, Jørgen Hansen, was 27 and his mother, Maren Nielsdatter, was 28. He married Vilhelmine Marie 'Minnie' Jakobsen on 4 March 1872, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 19 December 1915, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
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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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