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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- 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"
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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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