Mette Jacobine Petrine Sørensdatter

Brief Life History of Mette Jacobine Petrine

When Mette Jacobine Petrine Sørensdatter was born on 28 September 1846, in Hals, Ålborghus, Denmark, her father, Niels Jensen, was 24 and her mother, Ane Marie Holm, was 28. She married James Jensen on 21 September 1865, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Hals, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark in 1850. She died on 19 July 1939, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 92.

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Family Time Line

James Jensen
1841–1915
Mette Jacobine Petrine Sørensdatter
1846–1939
Marriage: 21 September 1865
James Nicholas Jensen
1875–1953

Sources (17)

  • Petrina Jensen in household of James Jensen, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Petrina Sorensen Jensen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
  • Matson in entry for James N Jensen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

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1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)

The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.

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

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

vernacular form of Margareta .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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