Brief Life History of Peder
Peder Jensen was born on 11 November 1811, in Blans, Stokkemarke, Lollands Sønder, Maribo, Denmark. He married Kirsten Jensdatter on 19 July 1833, in Østofte, Ålholm, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1857 and lived in Sevel, Ginding, Ringkøbing, Denmark in 1834 and Stokkemarke, Lollands Sønder, Maribo, Denmark in 1855. He died on 13 October 1894, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Parowan Cemetery, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States.
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- Peter Jenson, "United States Census, 1880"
- Stokkemark Parish Birth Record for Peder Jensen
- Peder Jensen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1814
Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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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DORTHEA JENSEN BAYLES, HANDCART VETRAN OF 1857
Dorthea Jensen Bayles, daughter of Peder and Kirsten Weaver Jensen, was born January 24, 1842 on the Island of Lolland, Denmark. When a few weeks old, she was sprinkled and christened by Christian Lo …
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