Brief Life History of Christen
When Christen Jensen was born on 1 September 1823, in Brandstrup, Hjortshøj, Kalø, Denmark, his father, Jens Jensen, was 44 and his mother, Kirsten Christensdatter, was 39. He married Barbara Jensdatter on 29 October 1850, in Hørning, Kalø, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States for about 12 years and Aurora, Sevier, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 13 October 1911, in Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Redmond Cemetery, Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- Christian Jensen in household of Charles Jensen, "United States Census, 1900"
- Christen Jensen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Chresten Jensen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1824
County reestablished in 1824
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Holger, Einer, Jorgen, Bent, Knud, Per, Ove, Morten.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Jens, a shortened form of Johannes (see John ). This is the most frequent surname in Denmark. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Jenssen . Compare Jenson 2 and Johnson .
English: variant of Jennison .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Josephine Jensen and the Stampede
The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. By Darrel Harker My Great Grandparents, Christian Jensen and Barbara Jensdatter Jensen had some experiences in the fall of 1862 that changed their future an …
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