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View Tree for Jennie MauritzenJennie Mauritzen (b. October 6, 1874, d. January 31, 1947)

Jennie Mauritzen (daughter of James "Jens" Peter Mauritzen and Jennie Johnson)1983, 1984 was born October 6, 1874 in Peru, IL, and died January 31, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois1985. She married John C. Jensen on October 1, 1894 in Cook County, Illinois1986, 1987, 1987.

 Includes NotesNotes for Jennie Mauritzen:
April 2003

Jennie was the daughter of James Maurtizen and his first wife, whose name we don't know, while they lived in Copenhagen, Denmark. She came to the United States with her father when she was four years old. This is all according to Aunt Margaret, but there are many holes in the story.
James and his second wife Johanna had six subsequent children, her stepbrothers and stepsisters. She married John C. Jensen, a seafaring man and they lived on 58th Street in Chicago, Illinois. They had three children, Harry, Louis & Laura. John was a sailor and born in Denmark, according to 1900 anc 1910 census. Jennie moved to Chicago when she married him.
Her name is listed as Hansine on her marriage certificate. On one census she lists at middle initial of "H" so this could be. Perhaps we've been looking under the wrong name for her information. Mauritzen family remained close to them. By all accounts Jennie's stepmother treated her very well and Jennie never said anything unkind about Johanna.

Discrepancies:
The 1900 & 1910 census records (in file of James Mauritzen) she is married to John Jensen, living in Chicago. BUT BOTH records list her place of birth as Illinois. Doesn't make sense.
Found 1900 census record of his daughter Jennie, the one who supposedly was born in Denmark from first wife. Doesn't make sense. Census indicates she was born in US in 1874 ( he came in 1870) & another daughter Adel who was born & died in 1872 seems to have been born here. Need more information on first wife and birth certificates of Jennie & Adel
On copy of JENNIE H. JENSEN'S death certificate, her place of birth is PERU, IL.
Her mother's maiden name is ALSO listed as JENNIE JENSEN, Denmark.
We have a plethera of Jennies: 2 Jennie Jensens, mother & daughter AND the step mother known as Johanna is also referred to as Jennie several times; on her son Harry's birth cert i.e.

Marriage license: Jensen marrying Jensen--well, does happen, but why was her maiden name not listed as Mauritzen?

1900 & 1910 Census records of Jennie & John Jensen
Marriage license
Death Certificate all in the hard file of her father James "Jens" Mauritzen.


More About Jennie Mauritzen:
Date born 2: October 6, 1874, Illinois.1988, 1989

More About Jennie Mauritzen and John C. Jensen:
Marriage: October 1, 1894, Cook County, Illinois.1990, 1991, 1991

Children of Jennie Mauritzen and John C. Jensen are:
  1. Louis J. Jensen, b. May 23, 1896, Chicago, IL1992, d. November 1964, Florida1992.
  2. Laura M. Jensen, b. December 1898, Chicago, IL1992, d. date unknown.
  3. Harry E. Jensen, b. 1902, Chicago, IL1993, d. date unknown.
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