Brief Life History of Jens Martin
When Jens Martin Christensen was born on 29 April 1843, in Hørmested, Sejlstrup, Denmark, his father, Christen Ovesen, was 40 and his mother, Kjersten Marie Andersen, was 37. He married Maren Johanne Rasmussen on 28 October 1866, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Hørmested, Horns, Hjørring, Denmark for about 5 years and Election Precinct 11, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 7 July 1908, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Murray Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Martin Christiansen, "United States Census, 1900"
- Denmark birth record for Jens Martin Christensen
- Military's records
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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
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Bent, Anders, Thor, Jorgen, Nils, Einer, Viggo, Folmer.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Christen . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the especially Danish and Norwegian variant Kristensen . Compare Christenson and Christianson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Jens Martin Christensen Some Notes on the Life of Jens Martin Christensen Sr. From Martin Elmer Christensen, Grand-son of Jens Martin Christensen I was born April 29, …
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