When Mads Jensen was born on 3 May 1731, in Mygdal, Åstrup, Denmark, his father, Jens Stephansen, was 28 and his mother, Anne Madsen, was 24. He had at least 5 sons and 3 daughters with Catherine Nielsdatter. In 1787, at the age of 56, his occupation is listed as smed. He died in January 1798, at the age of 66, and was buried in Mygdal, Åstrup, Denmark.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Lars, Holger, Einer, Jorgen, Bent, Knud, Per, Ove, Morten.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Jens, a shortened form of Johannes (see John ). This is the most frequent surname in Denmark. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Jenssen . Compare Jenson 2 and Johnson .
English: variant of Jennison .
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