Brief Life History of Jens Jorgen
When Jens Jorgen Andersen was born on 17 September 1838, in Nybølle, Hillerslev, Sallinge, Svendborg, Denmark, his father, Anders Hansen Plov, was 27 and his mother, Anne Katrine Rasmusdatter, was 24. He married Ane Kjirstine Eskesen on 26 October 1867, in Svendborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Gørding, Gørding, Koldinghus, Denmark in 1870 and Fountain Green Election Precinct, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 18 June 1914, in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Jens Jorgen Andersen Ploug, "Denmark Census, 1870"
- Jens Jorgen Andersen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Jens Jorgen Andersen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
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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
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Nels, Per, Anders, Holger, Jorgen, Thor, Bjorn, Helmer, Alf.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas . Compare Anderson 1.
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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JENS JORGEN ANDERSEN PLOUGH
By C. Lamar Meyer (great-grandson) - Insert by: Ronald B. Anderson Jens (James) Jorgen died in 1914 and his wife Anne Kirstine Eskesen in 1921 leaving no journals or written family histories. Thus, …
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