James Jensen
Birth Date
On 1841 June 7 (Born)
Death Date
On 1915 January 15 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Pedersborg, Sorø, Denmark
1841 June 7
Mother
Sidse Marie Jacobsdatter (1814 - 1898)
Father
Hans Jensen (1816 - 1880)
Date Details
Occurred On 1841 June 7
Baptized by
Ole Peter Larsen
1855 May 21 (Age 13)
Traveled in
Christian Christiansen Company (1857)
1857 June 15 – September 13 (Age 16)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Soren Peter Jensen (Age 6)
Sidse Marie Jacobsdatter (Age 42)
Hans Jensen (Age 40)
Karen Jensen (Age 13)
Jacob Hans Jensen (Age 11)
Maren Jensen (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1857 June 15
Joined Company
Ended On 1857 September 13
Company Arrived
Married
Mette Jacobine Petrine Sorensen
1865 September 21 (Age 24)
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1867 April 21 – 1870 July 15 (Age 25)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
57th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Taylor
Date Details
Started On 1867 April 21
Set Apart
On 1867 July 31
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1870 July 15
Departed from Field
On 1870 August 10
Arrived at Home
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1915 January 15 (Age 73)
Media
James Jensen (1841 - 1915) Profile
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Person
A Biographical Sketch of James Jensen
Joseph M. Tanner, A Biographical Sketch of James Jensen.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 21 April 1867, Vol. B, Page 10, Line 371.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 21 April 1867, Vol. A, Page 9, Line 371.
Scandinavian Mission Manuscript history and historical reports, 1855-1920
Scandinavian Mission Manuscript history and historical reports, 1855-1920, Vol. 1, 2, Page 60, 217.
Pioneer
A Biographical Sketch of James Jensen
Joseph M. Tanner, A Biographical Sketch of James Jensen, Page 23-40.
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European Mission emigration records, Scandinavian Mission, 1852-1920
European Mission emigration records, Scandinavian Mission, 1852-1920, 1862, Item 226-303, Page 104-142.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 13 September 1857, Page 25.