Lars Ovesen Jensen

Brief Life History of Lars

When Lars Ovesen Jensen was born in 1550, in Øland, Øster Han, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Jens Madsen Laursen Kusk, was 41 and his mother, Birgitte Jensdatter Mork, was 22. He married Anne Bertelsdatter Kjærulf in 1579, in Biersted, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died in 1638, in Biersted, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark, at the age of 88.

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Family Time Line

Lars Ovesen Jensen
1550–1638
Anne Bertelsdatter Kjærulf
1556–1641
Marriage: 1579
Bertel Laursen Kjaerulf
1582–1672
Dorte Laursdatter
1588–1627

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  • Kjaerulf Studies

World Events (2)

1563

Seven Year War begins. Fought between Sweden and Denmark.

1626

The Thirty Years' War. The Danish army is defeated.

Name Meaning

Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ove, a Danish form of the older Aghi, derived from a word meaning ‘edge, spear’ or ‘respect, fear’. Compare Oveson and Overson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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