Jens Peter Magnus Hansen Møller

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BIOGRAPHY [FN::FN]Jens Peter Magnus Møller was born in Randers 20 Feb 1875, christened in St. Mortens Church in Randers 23 July 1876 to parents Hans Olsen Møller and Ane Petrine Hansen 36 yrs old. The family story tells that his parents were killed in a Horse and Buggy accident (?) while he was still under age, so he moved to live with his sister Mathilde and her husband Olaus Olsen who was a taylor and lived in Risør, Norway. Jens Peter learned the trade from his brother-in-law. He married Gunda Ragnhilde Martine Jørgensen 20 Aug 1893, and lived and raised his family in Risør, Norway. He was a prominent citizen in Risør, and was a member of the Professional Men's Club and their Singing Chorus. He owned a large home, three stories, where he housed trainees in his trade as well as his large family. His wife Gunda died at a very young age in 1907, and Jens Peter remarried to Ingeborg Wierli. Jens Peter and Ingeborg had two sons. The first child died as a baby, the second son Rolf, studied at the University in Oslo, and became a dentist. Jens died at an early age, only 50 years old, from an attack of appendicitis. He needed an operation, and in those days, they didn't have a hospital with facilities in Risør. By the time he was transferred by boat to the hospital in Arendal, it was too late. He died on 30 Jun 1925 in the Aust Agder sykehus in Arendal. He was buried in Risør on 6 Jul 1925.