Jens Hansen
Birth Date
On 1837 March 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1917 September 10 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Gjerslor, Zealand, Denmark
1837 March 15
Mother
Magrete Christensdatter
Father
Hans Jensen
Baptized by J P Thyggesen
1857 April 5 (Age 20)
Traveled in
Company Unknown
1862 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Circa 1862
Joined Company
Circa 1862
Company Arrived
Married
Kirsten Henriksen
1864 June 4 (Age 27)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1880 April 9 – 1882 July 10 (Age 43)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Quorum When Called
65th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
O Pratt
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Date Details
On 1880 April 9
Set Apart
On 1882 July 10
Released
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1917 September 10 (Age 80)
Media
Jens Hansen (1837 - 1917) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret News
"Jens Hansen Dead as Result of Auto Accident", Deseret News, (11 September 1917).
Mission
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1880, Vol. 1, Page 50, Line 2119.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1880, Vol. 2, Page 54, Line 2119.
Pioneer
Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C
Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C, Page 438.