Brief Life History of Joseph Julius
When Joseph Julius Jensen was born on 9 January 1862, in Torslev, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Christian Jensen Jacobsen, was 35 and his mother, Kiersten Andersen, was 40. He married Ane Katrine Jensen on 23 June 1885, in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 27 May 1933, in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph J Jensen, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Joseph Julius Jensen - Church record: Birth record or certificate: birth: 9 January 1862; Galtrup, Torslev, Hjørring, Denmark
- Joseph Julius Jensen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863
Historical Boundaries: 1863: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1865: Sevier, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sevier, Utah, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Holger, Einer, Jorgen, Bent, Knud, Per, Ove, Morten.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Jens, a shortened form of Johannes (see John ). This is the most frequent surname in Denmark. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Jenssen . Compare Jenson 2 and Johnson .
English: variant of Jennison .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Annotated Bibliography of Christian Jensen Jacobsen family sources
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