Dorothea Marie Christiansen Jensen (1859-1904)

Dorothea Marie Christiansen Jensen

Birth

16 Aug 1859

Denmark

Death

28 Jun 1904 (aged 44)

Orum, Washington County, Nebraska, USA

Burial

Lincoln Lutheran Cemetery

Orum, Washington County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map

Plot

Ne, Row F, No.4

Memorial ID

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Note added by Photo Contributor Bill W:
Looking west at the monument Dorthea Jensen shares with her children, Niels and Matilda Jensen, and her father-in-law, Jens Paulsen.
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Washington County, Nebraka Genealogical Society
Marriages in Washington County, Nebraska
Date of Marriage: 7/17/1882
Groom: JENSEN, HANS C
Bride: CHRISTIANSEN, DARTEA M
Deed/Book:4
Page: 23
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Dorothea Marie Christiansen was born on August 16, 1859, in Åstrup, Denmark. She married Hans Christian Jensen on July 11, 1882, in Washington, Nebraska. She died on June 28, 1904, in Washington, Nebraska, at the age of 44. She is buried along side of her husband, Hans Jensen, children, Niels and Matilda Jensen, and her father-in-law, Jens Paulsen. Dorothea's hair color was a lighter Auburn. She had blue eyes.

The union of Dorothea Marie Christiansen and Hans Christian Jensen was blessed with four children:

Jens Peter Jensen (1883 - 1952)
Emma Caroline Jensen Pratt (1885 - 1977)
Nels Peter Jensen (1887 - 1906)
Mathilda Jensen (1890 - 1890)

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Mrs. H.C. Jensen of Orum died very suddenly a few days ago.
Source: The Republican, June 30, 1904
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A notation on the obituary card in the Blair library file identifies Mrs. Jensen's maiden name as Dorothea Christensen.
Source: Washington County Pilot-Tribune 1/21/1937
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