Martine Pedersen

Brief Life History of Martine

When Martine Pedersen was born on 27 April 1852, in Jerslev, Børglum, Denmark, her father, Niels Pedersen, was 22 and her mother, Johanne Kristine Christensdatter, was 21. She married James S. Jensen on 25 November 1872, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1863 and lived in Jerslev, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark in 1860. She died on 24 March 1876, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 23, and was buried in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James S. Jensen
1851–1920
Martine Pedersen
1852–1876
Marriage: 25 November 1872
Barbara Rosetta Jensen
1873–1951
Christine Rebecca Jensen
1875–1915

Sources (12)

  • Martina Peterson in household of Niels Peterson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Birth record of Martine Nielsen (Pedersen) 27 April 1852
  • Martine Petersen Jensen, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1854

Historical Boundaries: 1854: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

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.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Niels, Bjorn, Knud, Nils, Anders, Jorgen, Egil, Einer, Knut, Peer.

Norwegian and Danish: patronymic from the personal name Peder (see Peter ). This surname is also found in northern Germany. Compare Petersen 2 and Peterson 1.

English: variant of Peterson .

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

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Barbara Rosetta Jensen, daughter of Martine Pedersen (Bastholm) Jensen

Martine Pedersen Batholm Jensen was born in Brinderholt, Hjorring, Denmark 27 April, 1852. She sailed to America and crossed the plains with her parents when she was eleven years old. She married at …

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