Jens Hansen
Alternate Names
James John Hansen (Alternate Name)
Jens Nielsen (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1844 November 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1925 December 3 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Birkerød, Birkerød, Frederiksborg, Denmark
1844 November 8
Mother
Anna Fredrika Olsen
Father
Hans Nielsen
Date Details
Occurred On 1844 November 8
Baptized by Christenson
1856 April 1 (Age 11)
Traveled in
Canute Peterson Company (1856)
1856 June 27 – September 16 (Age 11)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 June 27
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 September 16
Company Arrived
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1880 October 11 – 1882 June 16 (Age 35)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Hyrum, Utah
Set Apart By
Albert Carrington
Location Served
Denmark
Date Details
Started On 1880 October 11
Set Apart
On 1880 November 6
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1882 June 16
Departed from Field
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1925 December 3 (Age 81)
Media
James John Hansen (1844 - 1925) Profile
Sources
Person
1900 Utah Census, Cache County
1900 Utah Census, Cache County.
Saints By Sea
"Jens Nielsen. ID: 41590", Saints By Sea.
Mission
James J. Hansen mission journal, 1880-1882
James J. Hansen mission journal, 1880-1882.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1880, Vol. B, Page 56, Line 2205.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1880, Vol. A, Page 52, Line 2205.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"Immigration to Utah", Deseret News, (15 October 1856), Page 6.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 20 September 1856.