Jens Iver Jensen
Birth Date
On 1846 August 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1936 January 1 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Jerslev, Hjørring, Denmark
1846 August 8
Mother
Karen Marie Ivansdatter (1817 - 1890)
Father
Thomas Christian Jensen (1818 - 1903)
Date Details
Occurred On 1846 August 8
Baptized by
Niels Morten Peterson
1861 June 5 (Age 14)
Married
Inger Nielsen Jensen
1867 May 24 (Age 20)
Traveled in
Leonard G. Rice Company (1867)
1867 August 11 – October 5 (Age 21)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Inger Nielsen Jensen (Age 21)
Date Details
Started On 1867 August 11
Joined Company
Ended On 1867 October 5
Company Arrived
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1880 April 12 – 1882 July 10 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Elsinore, Sevier, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Brigham Young, Jr.
Location Served
Denmark
Date Details
Started On 1880 April 12
Set Apart
Ended On 1882 July 10
Released
Died in Elsinore, Sevier, Utah, United States
1936 January 1 (Age 89)
Media
Jens Iver Jensen (1846 - 1936) Profile
Sources
Person
1880 Utah Census
1880 Utah Census.
1900 Utah Census
1900 Utah Census.
1910 Utah Census
1910 Utah Census.
1920 Utah Census
1920 Utah Census.
Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923
Denmark, Baptisms, 1618-1923.
Salt Lake Telegram
"Deaths: Jens Iver Jensen", Salt Lake Telegram, (3 January 1936), Page 20.
The Richfield Reaper
"Jens Iver Jensen Closes Long and Useful Career", The Richfield Reaper, (2 January 1936), Page 1, 5.
Mission
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 12 March 1880.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 13 March 1880.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 12 April 1880, Vol. B, Page 54, Line 2123.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 12 April 1880, Vol. A, Page 50, Line 2123.
Pioneer
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and prominent men of Utah: comprising photographs, genealogies, biographies (1913)
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and prominent men of Utah: comprising photographs, genealogies, biographies (1913), Page 764.
Jensen, Jens Iver, "Biographical sketch of the life of Jens Iver Jensen," 7
Jensen, Jens Iver, "Biographical sketch of the life of Jens Iver Jensen," 7.
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Scandinavian Jubilee Album
Scandinavian Jubilee Album.