Martha Kirstine Bensen

Brief Life History of Martha Kirstine

When Martha Kirstine Bensen was born on 19 January 1837, in Aaker, Sønder, Bornholm, Denmark, her father, Jeppe Bendtsen, was 41 and her mother, Maren Kirstine Hansdatter Kofoed, was 41. She married Jonathan Pugmire Jr. on 9 March 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in Aaker, Åkirkeby, Bornholm, Denmark in 1840 and Vester Marie, Vestermarie, Bornholm, Denmark in 1845. She died on 1 October 1878, in Newton, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Newton Cemetery, Newton, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Milton Bell
1833–1908
Martha Kirstine Bensen
1837–1878
Marriage: 10 April 1859
William Alfred Bell
1860–1935
Martha Jane Bell
1861–1888
Marian Bell
1864–1942
Eli Jeppa Bell
1866–1932
Hyrum Bell
1868–1945
Joseph Robert Bell
1871–1933
Lilly Elnora Bell
1873–1961
Sarah Rebecca Bell
1876–1965

Sources (69)

  • Martha Bell in household of William Bell, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Family Data Collection - Births
  • Martha Benson, "United States Western States Marriage 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.

1849

Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Britt.

German: variant of Bense .

Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Bentsen or Bengtsen (Danish also Bendtsen). Compare Benson 3.

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

Possible Related Names

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JENS NIELSEN AND KAREN BENTSEN

Jens Nielsen was born 24 February, 1796 in Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark, the oldest child of Niels Jensen and Martha Marie Nielsen. Karen Kirstine Bentsen was born 21 March 1824 in Aaker, Bor …

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