Christopher Jensen Anderson

Brief Life History of Christopher

When Christopher Jensen Anderson was born on 1 November 1839, in Norre, Nebbelunde, Fuglse, Maribo, Denmark, his father, Jens Andersen, was 29 and his mother, Anne Christoffersdatter, was 30. He married Johanna Carolina Rosengren on 24 January 1863, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1859 and lived in Klinte, Skam, Odense, Denmark in 1850 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 2 March 1918, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Christopher Jensen Anderson
1839–1918
Johanna Carolina Rosengren
1842–1876
Marriage: 24 January 1863
Christopher Joseph Albert Anderson
1864–1929
Johanna Josephine Anderson
1865–1949
James Anderson
1867–1929
Emily Anderson
1869–1945
Amanda Anderson
1871–1874
Hyrum Anderson
1873–1937

Sources (47)

  • Christoffer Jensen in household of Jen Andersen, "Denmark Census, 1850"
  • Christopher Anderson, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"
  • Christopher Anderson in entry for Johanna C Anderson, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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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History of Jöns Nilsson Rosengren & Christina Berlin

Jöns Nilsson Rosengren & Christina Berlin by Jared Rosengren Far over the sea in Skagglarp, Sweden and long ago in August of 1800, Jöns Nilsson “was born … to Nils Olsson and Hanna Jönsdotter” (1) an …

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