Nielsine Catrine Laursen Breinholt

Brief Life History of Nielsine Catrine

When Nielsine Catrine Laursen Breinholt was born on 11 December 1856, in Urlev, Stjernholm, Denmark, her father, Lauritz Christian Jensen Breinholt, was 38 and her mother, Ane Sophie Jensen, was 39. She married James S. Jensen on 27 December 1877, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She immigrated to United States in 1868 and lived in Nebsager, Bjerre, Vejle, Denmark in 1860 and Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 16 November 1920, in Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James S. Jensen
1851–1920
Nielsine Catrine Laursen Breinholt
1856–1920
Marriage: 27 December 1877
James Christian Jensen
1878–1958
Charles Elroy Jensen
1883–1956
Hubert Franklin Jensen
1886–1979
Pearl Louine Jensen
1889–1983
Richard Ray Jensen
1893–1980

Sources (27)

  • Lena Jensen in household of James C Jensen, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Nielsine Catrine Laursen birth and christening, 11 Dec 1856, Urlev, Vejle, Denmark Church record
  • Nel Sine Christensen Breinholt Jensen, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Aksel, Bent, Birgit, Kresten.

Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Laur, a short form of Laurits or Laurits, vernacular forms of Laurentius (see Lawrence ). This surname is also found in northern Germany.

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

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Anne Else Christensen (Berthelson) by Sophia Lund Taylor (granddaughter)

My Great-grandfather’s name was Laurits (Jensen) Christensen Breinholt... born June 18th, 1818 in Denmark. Before he came to Utah in 1868, he and his wife lived in Denmark and were the parents o …

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