Brief Life History of Chris Jensen
When Chris Jensen Block was born on 4 October 1853, in Hals, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark, his father, Niels Christian Jensen Block, was 31 and his mother, Johanne Marie Jensdatter, was 29. He married Boletta Lucy Poulsen on 15 May 1878, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. He lived in Conejos, Colorado, United States in 1885 and San Pedro, Costilla, Colorado, United States in 1900. He died on 21 November 1923, in Sanford, Conejos, Colorado, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Sanford Cemetery, Sanford, Conejos, Colorado, United States.
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- Chris Block, "Colorado State Census, 1885"
- Chris J. Bloc, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Chris Jensen Block, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
German and Dutch: from Middle High German bloch, Middle Dutch bloc ‘block (of wood)’ in any of several senses, for example a topographic sense denoting a fenced field, a nickname for a large, lumpish man, or a metonymic occupational name for a shoemaker or a milliner.
English (mainly Suffolk): descriptive nickname from Middle English blok, bloke, usually meaning either ‘pale, wan, pallid’ (Old English blāc), but perhaps sometimes ‘black’ (of hair or appearance). The name could be interchangeable with the equally ambiguous Black and Blake . Alternatively, it may be an nickname derived from Middle English blok(ke), bloke ‘block (of wood)’, perhaps for someone thought to be stupid or someone who made or used wooden blocks. Compare Blocker and 1 above.
Americanized form of Jewish (Ashkenazic) Bloch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Christian Jensen Block Written by Leah Block Kirby
My father, Christian Jensen Block was born 4 October 1853 in Hals Aalborg, Denmark. He was baptized 4 October 1867 by his father, Niels Christen Jensen Block. Father, with his parents, sisters and b …
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