When Charles Jensen was born on 10 March 1855, in Spørring, Århus, Denmark, his father, Christen Jensen, was 31 and his mother, Barbara Jensdatter, was 28. He married Anne Kirstine Hansen on 2 June 1876, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1884. He died on 28 September 1913, in Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Redmond, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1859: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States
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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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