Anders Jørgen Pedersen Mortensen

Brief Life History of Anders Jørgen Pedersen

When Anders Jørgen Pedersen Mortensen was born on 21 September 1833, in Hårbølle, Fanefjord, Møn, Denmark, his father, Peder Mortensen, was 27 and his mother, Helena Pedersdatter Sandersen, was 25. He married Christine Christensdatter Andersen on 22 August 1857, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Fanefjord, Mønbo, Præstø, Denmark for about 16 years. He registered for military service in 1869. He died on 13 October 1884, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Anders Jørgen Pedersen Mortensen
1833–1884
Christine Christensdatter Andersen
1833–1910
Marriage: 22 August 1857
Peter Andrew Mortensen
1858–1934
Ephraim Mortensen
1860–1949
Anders Mortensen
1862–1943
Olena Christina Mortensen
1864–1922
Sarah Ann Elsena Mortensen
1866–1955
Mary Caroline Mortensen
1868–1963
Emma Amelia Mortensen
1870–1918
Mortensen
1872–1872
Tomena Auricla Mortensen
1873–1938
Ammon Ernst Mortensen
1877–1930
Alma Christen Mortensen
1879–1965

Sources (79)

  • Andres J Mortenson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • 1833 Danish Church Record of Birth, Fanefjord, Praesto, Denmark 1825-1838
  • Anders J. in 1929 entry for Hemming Charles Mortensen and Mary Ann Barnes, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

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.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Lars, Morten, Einer, Jorgen, Bent, Britt, Carsten, Egil, Gunner, Hartvig.

Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Morten, a vernacular form of Martin 1.

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

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History of Peder and Kirsten Christensen

PEDER CHRISTIN CHRISTENSEN ANDERSEN 1828-1903 & KIRTSEN MARIE JACOBSEN CHRISTENSEN 1835-1872 Peder Christin was born July 7, 1828 in Orsoe/Erse, Jutland, Denmark to Christen Anderson and Ane Catrine P …

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