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  • Birth  14 Jul 1816  Essenbæk, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Christened  18 Aug 1816  Essenbæk, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Gender  Male 
    AFN  3ZZL-33 
    Move  19 Oct 1845  Ørsted, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Move  1847  Estruplund, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Census  1 Feb 1860  Estruplund, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Emigration  1862  , Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Move  1862  Moroni, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Move  1862  Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Emigration  8 Apr 1862  Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Immigration  27 Sep 1862  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16] 
    Census  14 Jul 1870  Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Move  1871  Salina, Sevier, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Move  16 Jan 1873  Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    Died  23 Nov 1879  Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [20, 21, 22, 23, 24] 
    Buried  Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [22, 24] 
    Jens Jeppesen Burial Marker    		 Jens Jeppesen Burial Marker
    Jens Jeppesen (b. 14 Jul 1816 in Essenbæk, Århus, Denmark) burial marker in the Gunnison City Cemetery. Jens is the husband of Maren Madsdatter (b. 20 Jun 1831 in Estruplund, Århus, Denmark).
    Status: Located
    Person ID  I16635  Family Tree
    Last Modified  23 Nov 2007 

    Father  Jeppe Christensen,   c. 23 Feb 1772, Essenbæk, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1853, Essenbæk, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Anne Marie Andersdatter,   b. 13 Sep 1791, Randers, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married  8 Aug 1813  Essenbæk, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F10938  Group Sheet

    Family 1  Sophie Dorthea Christensdatter,   b. Abt 1814, of, Estruplund, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1854, Estruplund, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  26 Apr 1845  Gimming, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location  [25, 26] 
    Children 
     1. Maren Jensdatter,   b. 23 Oct 1845, Ørsted, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Christen Jensen,   b. 5 Jul 1848, Estruplund, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Ane Marie Jensdatter,   b. 6 Nov 1850, Estruplund, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified  23 Nov 2007 
    Family ID  F9260  Group Sheet

    Family 2  Maren Madsdatter,   b. 20 Jun 1831, Estruplund, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1912, Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  28 Apr 1855  Estruplund, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location  [27] 
    Children 
     1. Mads Jensen,   b. 7 Jan 1855, Estruplund, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1855, Estruplund, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Jensine Mariane Jensdatter,   b. 23 Aug 1856, Estruplund, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1892, , Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location
    >3. Jeppe Anton Jensen,   b. 5 Nov 1858, Estruplund, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1924, Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Jens Peter Jensen,   b. 27 Jul 1860, Estruplund, Århus, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1865, Moroni, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location
    >5. Anna Maria Sophia Jeppesen,   b. 24 Jan 1864, Moroni, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1919, Centerfield, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location
    >6. Mary Jeppesen,   b. 22 Oct 1866, Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1944, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. James Peter Jeppesen,   b. 22 Oct 1866, Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1867, Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified  23 Nov 2007 
    Family ID  F9261  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    		Event
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Jul 1816 - Essenbæk, Århus, Denmark Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 18 Aug 1816 - Essenbæk, Århus, Denmark Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Apr 1845 - Gimming, Århus, Denmark Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMove - 19 Oct 1845 - Ørsted, Århus, Denmark Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMove - 1847 - Estruplund, Århus, Denmark Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Apr 1855 - Estruplund, Århus, Denmark Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Feb 1860 - Estruplund, Århus, Denmark Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - 1862 - , Århus, Denmark Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMove - 1862 - Moroni, Sanpete, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMove - 1862 - Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - 8 Apr 1862 - Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 14 Jul 1870 - Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMove - 1871 - Salina, Sevier, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMove - 16 Jan 1873 - Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Nov 1879 - Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Jeppe A. Jensen Death Certificate    		Jeppe A. Jensen Death Certificate
    Jeppe Anton Jensen (AKA Antone Jepson) "Death Certificate". Jeppe "Antone" passed away on 24 Jan 1924 in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah due to "appoplexy".
    Jens Jeppesen Patriarchal Blessing    		Jens Jeppesen Patriarchal Blessing
    "A blessing by John L. Smith, patriarch, upon the head of Jens Jeppison, son of Jeppe Christianson & Anne Mariah Anderson, born Randeals, Denmark July 14th 1817." This document is password protected. If you are a direct line descendant and desire access to this document, please contact us to obtain the password.

    Histories
    Jens Jeppesen and Maren Madsdatter - A Brief History of Our Danish Heritage    		Jens Jeppesen and Maren Madsdatter - A Brief History of Our Danish Heritage
    This history traces the roots of Dorothy June Jepson's Danish ancestry. Dorothy's great grandparents, Jens Jeppesen and Maren Madsdatter, immigrated to Sanpete County, Utah from Denmark in 1862.
    A History of Jens Jeppesen and Maren Madsdatter    		A History of Jens Jeppesen and Maren Madsdatter
    A brief historical overview of Jens Jeppesen and his wife Maren Madsdatter by granddaughter Cora Weihbrecht.

  • Sources 
    1. [S143] Utah, Gunnison: Record of Members, (1861)-1928, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gunnison Ward, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951), FHL Film 0025977., Pages 16-17, Entry 118 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S143] Utah, Gunnison: Record of Members, (1861)-1928, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gunnison Ward, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951), FHL Film 0025977., Page 8 (Reliability: 3).
      Jens Jeppesen, Father: Jeppe Christensen and Mother: Anna M. Anderson.

    3. [S143] Utah, Gunnison: Record of Members, (1861)-1928, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gunnison Ward, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951), FHL Film 0025977., Pages 16-17, Entry 118 (Reliability: 2).
      [Birth] 14 Jul 1817 [Nativeland] Denmark

    4. [S143] Utah, Gunnison: Record of Members, (1861)-1928, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gunnison Ward, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951), FHL Film 0025977., Page 8 (Reliability: 2).
      [Birth] 14 Jul 1817 [Place] Randers Co., Denmark

    5. [S36] Ordinance Index: Version 1.02, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (CD-ROM).
      Film: 457012
      "[Name] Jens or James Jeppesen [Sex] Male [Birth] 14 Jul 1817 Dastrup, Randers, Denmark [Father] Jeppe Christensen [Mother] Anne Marie Andersen."

    6. [S458] Denmark, Randers: Essenbæk Parish Church Records, 1719-1914, Den Danske Folkekirke, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950 and 1965), FHL Films 0051343, 0051346-0051347, & 05005114-050., FHL Film 0051346, Fødte Mandkiøn (Births Males) (Reliability: 2).
      1816 [No.] 16 [Legitimate or Illegitimate] Legitimate [Birth and christening date] 14 July [Full name of child] Jens [Parents' names, status, occupation and residence] Father Jeppe Christensen, Mother Anne Maria Andersdotter, commonperson at Drastrup [Christening date] 18 August, christened at the church [Witnesses' names, status, and residence] Niels smed, farmer : Drastrup; Rasmus Christensen : Ibid.; Knute Christensen : Ibid.; Niels Andersen's wife carried the child (i.e. godmother) [Mother introduced date] 8 August, attend Sunday after Trinity [Where recorded in the general index] 213, No. 26

    7. [S469] Denmark, Randers: Ørsted Parish Church Records, 1686-1915, Den Danske Folkekirke, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950 and 1965), FHL Films 0051159-0051165 & 0500510-0500512., FHL Film 0051162, Tilgangsliste (Incoming List), Page 217 (Reliability: 3).
      1845 [No.] 46 [Name] Jens Jepsen 19 October [Age] 28 years old [Occupation] Smith in Bode [From where arrived] From Gimming according to ministerial certificate dated 31 March 1845 [Where recorded in general index] (Blank) [Remarks] He registered himself 2 October 1826
      According to the "Remarks", Jens had previously lived in Ørsted although there is no record of him in the Tilgangsliste for 1826.

    8. [S469] Denmark, Randers: Ørsted Parish Church Records, 1686-1915, Den Danske Folkekirke, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950 and 1965), FHL Films 0051159-0051165 & 0500510-0500512., FHL Film 0051162, Afgangsliste (Outgoing List), Page 275 (Reliability: 3).
      1847 [No.] 22 [Name] Jens Jepsen [Age] 30 [Occupation] Village smith in Bode [Place of Destination] To Store Sjörup [Where recorded in the general index] (Blank) [Remarks] They didn't know many people _____ these married people moving out 1 May ______ 25 Sept.
      The "Remarks" are very difficult to decipher. The idea is that although Jens and Dorthea lived in Ørsted for one to two years, very few people knew them. When they moved they did not receive (give?) a formal send off and perhaps did not get their certificate until 25 Sept.

    9. [S459] Denmark, Randers: Estruplund Parish Church Records, 1719-1914, Den Danske Folkekirke, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950 and 1965), FHL Film 0051360, Tilgangsliste (Incoming List), Page 195 (Reliability: 3).
      1847 [No.] 17 [Name] Jens Jeppesen [Age] 30 [Occupation] Apprentice [From where arrived] Bode, Ørsted parrish [Where recorded in the general index] 314-59 [Remarks]

    10. [S479] 1860 Folketæling: Danmark, Randers amt, Danmark Rentekammeret, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949), FHL Films #0039568-0039570., FHL Film 0039569, Record of the Census Törslev School District, Estruplund Parish, Rougsø District, Randers County (Reliability: 3).
      [Town or place names with notation of farm, house, etc.] 15...[Family's enumeration] 1 [All persons' full name] Jens Jeppesen [Each person's age, the current age included] 45 [Unmarried, married, widower, widow, divorced] Married [Birthplace, namely the cities and if in the country, the parish and county's name; and for foreigners and those born in Danish colonies, the name of the country where they were born] Essenbæk, Randers [Persons' status in the family, title, position, business, trade, or of which occupation they live on, or if supported by the welfare of the poor law authorities] Father of the house, Smith (Smed or Siand?) [Creed] Mormon

    11. [S468] Scandinavian Mission Emigration Records, 1852-1920, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951-1953), FHL Films 0025696-0025697., FHL Film 0025696, Item 2, Page 128 (Reliability: 3).
      [Emigration from the Scandanavian Mission in the Spring of 1862] [Conference] Aarhuus 973 [No.] 5 [Going With] To the Sta__ [Name of Emigrants] Jens Jeppesen [Birthplace] Jutlund [Age and Sex] 44 [Occupation] Smith [Nation - D] 1 [Lent Money] 300 [Passage] 152...[Exchange] 148 [To Coin] $78 5/__ [Total] 300

    12. [S472] Family Records: Jeppesen, Jens or James & Madsdotter, Maren, McMurdie, Greg & Carrie; compilers, (Unpublished collection of miscellaneous records).
      From a biography of Jens Jeppesen by his granddaughter Cora "Cody" Weihbrecht.

    13. [S143] Utah, Gunnison: Record of Members, (1861)-1928, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gunnison Ward, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951), FHL Film 0025977., Pages 16-17, Entry 118 (Reliability: 3).
      [Received] 1862 [From] Moroni, Utah

    14. [S462] European Emmigration Card Index, 1849-1925, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Historian's Office, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951), FHL Films 0298431-0298439., FHL Film 0298434 (Reliability: 2).
      Jens Jeppesen (44) From Jutland, Maren Jeppesen (30) Jensine M. Jeppesen (4) Jeppe Anton Jeppesen (3) Jens Peter (1) 1862: April 8. Sailed from Hamburg, Germany on ship "Humboldt" and arrived at New York May 20th. Lib. Book 1059, p. 128. Hist. Scand. Miss. p. 162-164.

    15. [S461] Utah Immigration Card Index, 1847-1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Historian's Office, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1963), FHL Films 0298440-0289442., FHL Film 0298441 (Reliability: 2).
      [Names] Jens Jepsen, Maren Jepsen, Jensina Jepsen, Antoine Jepsen, Jens P. Jepsen; 1862: Sept 27 - Arrived in G.S.L. City in Capt. John R. Murdock's ox train. (J.H. Sept. 16 & 27, 1862)

    16. [S463] Names of Persons and Sureties Indebted to the PEF Company from 1850-1877, Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950), FHL Film 0025686., Page 86 (Reliability: 2).
      Jens Jepperson, 1862; Maren Jepperson, 1862; Maren Jepperson, 1862; Jensina Jepperson, 1862; Antony Jepperson, 1862; Jens P. Jepperson, 1862

    17. [S460] 1870 U.S. Federal Census: Utah, U.S. Bureau of the Census, (Microfilm, The National Archives, 1962, 1968), FHL Films 0553109-0553112 & 0025542., FHL Film 0553111, Page 6 (Reliability: 3).
      [Dwelling Number] 41 [Family Number] 41 [Names] Jeppeson, Jens [Age] 53 [Sex] M [Color] W [Occupation] Blacksmith [Value - Real Estate] 400 [Value - Personal Property] 350 [Birthplace] Denmark [Father foreign born] 1 [Mother foreign born] 1

    18. [S472] Family Records: Jeppesen, Jens or James & Madsdotter, Maren, McMurdie, Greg & Carrie; compilers, (Unpublished collection of miscellaneous records).
      In 1871 Jens moved his family to Salina. The Indians were very troublesome here, stealing their cows and horses. After the Indian scare was over, Jens again moved his family back to Gunnison, where they built a home.
      From a biography of Jens Jeppesen by his granddaughter Cora "Cody" Weihbrecht.

    19. [S143] Utah, Gunnison: Record of Members, (1861)-1928, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gunnison Ward, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951), FHL Film 0025977., Page 28, Entry 223 (Reliability: 3).
      Jens Jeppeson and Family . . . came [to Gunnison] from Salina 16 Jan 1873

    20. [S143] Utah, Gunnison: Record of Members, (1861)-1928, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gunnison Ward, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951), FHL Film 0025977., Pages 16-17, Entry 118 (Reliability: 2).
      [Remarks] Dead
      No date given in this record.

    21. [S143] Utah, Gunnison: Record of Members, (1861)-1928, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gunnison Ward, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951), FHL Film 0025977., Page 8 (Reliability: 2).
      [Died] Dec 1879

    22. [S112] Cemetery Records: Axtell, Centerfield, Fayette, & Gunnison, 1934, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gunnison Stake (Utah), (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987), FHL Film 1320560, Item 12., Page 29 (Reliability: 2).
      Jens Jepson, b. 14 Jul 1817 in Randers Co, Denmark, s. of Jeppe Christensen and Anna M. Anderson, d. Dec 1879. Husband of Mary Peterson

    23. [S471] Archive Record: Jeppesen, Jens or James & Christensen, Sophie Dorthea, Davis, Beth Svalberg; submitter, (Family Group Record submitted by Beth Svalberg Davis).
      [Death] 23 Nov 1879 [Place] Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah

    24. [S120] Headstone Inscription: Utah, Gunnision City Cemetery; Jeppeson, Jens, McMurdie, Greg; photographer, (Photographed January 2002 by Greg McMurdie).

    25. [S36] Ordinance Index: Version 1.02, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (CD-ROM).
      Batch: M206492, Dates: 1833-1882, Source: 050980, Type: Film
      Extracted marriage record for Gimming, Randers, Denmark.

    26. [S470] Denmark, Randers: Gimming Parish Church Records, 1690-1919, Den Danske Folkekirke, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949 and 1965), FHL Films 0050979-0050980 & 0408394-0408396., FHL Film 0050980, Copulerede (Marriages), Page 7 (Reliability: 2).
      1845 [No.] 2 [Name of bridegroom, age, occupation, and residence] Apprentice blacksmith Jens Jeppesen, closter of Tjærby, 28 years old [Name of bride, age, occupation and residence] Unmarried Sophie Dorthe Christensdotter of Tjærby, 33 years old [Names of bondsmen (residences)] Farmer Anders Morgensen, cottager; Niels Christensen, cabinet maker [Date of Marriage] 26 April [If marriage is performed in church or at home, if at home, date of permission] Gimming church [Where recorded in the general index] 241-__ and 13 [Remarks]

    27. [S459] Denmark, Randers: Estruplund Parish Church Records, 1719-1914, Den Danske Folkekirke, (Microfilm, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950 and 1965), FHL Film 0051360, Copulerede (Marriages), Page 167, [Year] 1855 (Reliability: 3).
      [No.] 2 [Name of bridegroom, age, occupation and residence] Widower Jens Jeppesen, 37 ½ years old of Store Sjörup [Name of bride, age, occupation and residence] Unmarried Maren Madsdotter 23 ½ years old of Store Sjörup [Names of bondsmen (residences)] Niels Laursen farmer Voer Christen Hevring of same place [Date of marriage] 28 April [If marriage is performed in church or at home, if at home, date of permission] Church [Where recorded in the general index] 333-85, 348-14 [Remarks] Groom vaccinated for smallpox 2 October 1826. Bride vaccinated for smallpox 6 March 1833


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