James Christian Jensen
Alternate Names
Jens Christian Christiansen (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1854 January 26 (Born)
Death Date
On 1938 July 23 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Tranbjerg, Ning, Århus, Denmark
1854 January 26
Mother
Karen Jensdatter (1828 - 1908)
Father
Niels Christiansen (1826 - 1907)
Date Details
Occurred On 1854 January 26
Traveled in
William B. Preston Company (1864)
1864 July 4 – September 15 (Age 10)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Anna Johanna Jensen (Age 9)
Petrea Jacobsen (Age 6)
Rudolphine Georgine Pedersen (Age 40)
Kirsten Marie Jacobsen (Age 3)
Baltzar Jacobsen (Age 27)
Date Details
Started On 1864 July 4
Joined Company
Ended On 1864 September 15
Company Arrived
Baptized by
Niels Christiansen
1866 December (Age 12)
Married
Elizabeth Collard
1878 November 4 (Age 24)
Served in
Northern States Mission
1909 November 16 – 1911 June 15 (Age 55)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
49th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
George Franklin Richards
Location Served
Northern States
Date Details
Started On 1909 November 16
Set Apart
Ended On 1911 June 15
Released
Died in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States
1938 July 23 (Age 84)
Media
James Christian Jensen (1854 - 1938)
James Christian Jensen (1854 - 1938) Profile
Sources
Person
Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923
Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923.
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
Saints By Sea
"Jens Christian Christiansen. ID: 10274", Saints By Sea.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 25 January 1904.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 1 September 1903.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 16 November 1909, Vol. D, Page 73, Line 854.
Pioneer
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868
"Captain William B. Preston Company (first ox train), manifests, 1864", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.