Martine Kristine Elisabeth Jensen

Brief Life History of Martine Kristine Elisabeth

When Martine Kristine Elisabeth Jensen was born on 19 November 1857, in Nørre Halne, Biersted, Ålborghus, Denmark, her father, Søren Peter Jensen, was 32 and her mother, Maren Christine Pedersen, was 28. She married Christian Peter Anton Sorensen on 8 November 1881, in Ålborg, Vor Frue, Ålborghus, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She immigrated to United States in 1883 and lived in Biersted, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark for about 10 years and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 1 February 1935, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Christian Peter Anton Sorensen
1860–1945
Martine Kristine Elisabeth Jensen
1857–1935
Marriage: 8 November 1881
Sorensen
1879–1879
Julius Peter Henry Sorensen
1881–1897
Christine Frederika Sorensen
1883–1963
Luella Martina Sorensen
1886–1888
Charles Henry Sorensen
1887–1977
Kate H Sorensen
1889–1891
Joseph Henry Sorensen
1891–1918
John Henry Sorensen
1892–1948
Lidy Henrietta Sorensen
1893–1985
Bertha Helena Sorensen
1895–1994
Mayme Hazel Sorensen
1897–1972
Julia Harriet Sorensen
1899–1983

Sources (58)

  • Martinas Sorenson, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Martina Kristine Elizabeth Jensen - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: Martina Kristine Elizabeth Jensen
  • Martine Kirstine Sorensen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"

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.

1859 · Copenhagen Zoo

The Copenhagen Zoo was founded in 1859 and is one of the oldest zoos in Europe. It was founded by a ornithologist named Niels Kjaebolling and the first animals that were at the opening were eagles, chickens, ducks, owls, rabbits, a fox, a seal and a turtle. The oldest building still is in use as a stable for the yak exibit. It is open everyday from 9:00am to 8:00pm (20:00).

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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Salt Lake Temple Dedication

The article found at https://issuu.com/utah10/docs/uhq_volume61_1993_number2/s/163426 states:"It was estimated that over the fifteen days of dedicatory ceremonies "at least 75,000 of the faithful" wer …

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