Brief Life History of Martha Jensina
When Martha Jensina Marcussen was born on 5 April 1850, in Horsens, Vor Frelsers, Nim, Skanderborg, Denmark, her father, Rasmus Marcusen, was 42 and her mother, Karen Marie Christensen, was 37. She married Henry Holmes on 22 February 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in Eden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1880 and Cisco, Grand, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 23 August 1935, in Moab, Grand, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Grand Valley Cemetery, Moab, Grand, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (29)
- Marte Jenssine Marenssen in household of Rasmus Marenssen, "Denmark Census, 1855"
- Martha Jesina Hammond, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Martha Marcusen in household of Rasmus Marcusen, "Denmark Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1822–1900 Male
1850–1935 Female
Children (1)
1889–1905 Male
Parents and Siblings
1807–1870 Male
1812–1904 Female
Siblings (7)
1841–1894 Male
1843–1843 Female
1844–1937 Female
1846–1923 Male
1848–1848 Female
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World Events (8)
1857
Age 7
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
Age 9
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 25
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Alf, Britt. German Hans, Kurt, Otto.
Danish, Norwegian, North German, and Dutch: patronymic from the personal name Marcus (see Mark 1). In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Markussen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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MARTHA JENSINA MARCUSSEN HOLMES HAMMOND Life sketch
HISTORY OF MARTHA JENSINA MARCUSSEN HOLMES HAMMOND by her granddaughter, Alice Karen Sorensen Mower April 1982 Martha Holmes was the only grandmother I knew and I loved her dearly. I remember her …
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