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Jensen, Kirsten Marie Sorensen, 1868-1973

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1868 - 1973

Biographical History

Kirsten Marie Sorensen Jensen (1868-1973) was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Idaho.

Kirsten Marie Sorensen Jensen was born January 12, 1868 in Dastrup, Denmark, to Mads and Kirsten Sorensen. In 1874, she migrated to the United States to travel to Utah to be with the majority of the Latter-day Saints. Upon arriving in Utah, her family moved to Orderville, Utah, where she met Louis Reuben Jensen. They were married in St. George on December 18, 1885. Marie and Reuben had eleven children. Marie lived to be 105 years old, and died June 17, 1973, in Shelley, Idaho.

Citation:
FamilySearch, via WWW, Sept. 30 2014 (Kirsten Marie Sorensen; b. Jan. 12, 1868 in Dastrup, Denmark, to Mads and Kirsten Sorensen; m. Louis Reuben Jensen in Saint George, Utah, on December 18, 1885; eleven children; d. June 17, 1973, in Shelley, Idaho)

UPB files, Sept. 30 2014 (1874, she migrated to the United States to travel to Utah)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Kirsten Marie Sorensen Jensen family history

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSS6189_B1_F3
Dates: 1988
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Kirsten Marie Sorensen Jensen family history, 1988

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232503331], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 6189
Scope and Contents

Materials include the family history of Kirsten Marie Sorensen Jensen, which contains her journal and poetry along with additional family history information.

Dates: 1988
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jensen family journals and histories

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