Ane Jensdatter

Brief Life History of Ane

When Ane Jensdatter was born on 28 May 1838, in Vesterskov, Voer, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark, her father, Jens Christensen, was 31 and her mother, Mariane Christensdatter, was 28. She married Christen Christensen on 17 November 1866, in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Voer, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 3 April 1914, in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Christen Christensen
1817–1899
Ane Jensdatter
1838–1914
Marriage: 17 November 1866
Caroline Christensen
1867–1944
Christen K Christensen
1869–1934
John Taylor Christensen
1872–1913
Andrew E Christensen
1874–1917
Joseph Y. Christensen
1878–1920
George Ludvig Christensen
1879–1881

Sources (36)

  • Anna J Christensen in household of Joseph Christensen, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Ane Jensdatter Birth/Christening 1838 in Voer parish, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark
  • Annie May Jensen Christensen, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

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

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.

1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks

The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.

Name Meaning

From Old Norse Ari, originally a byname meaning ‘eagle’, or else a short form of any of the compound names with this first element.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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