Brief Life History of Søren
Søren Jensen was born about 1703, in Tårs, Tårs, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark. He married Maren Nielsen on 15 November 1739, in Borup, Tårs, Børglum, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 28 February 1790, in his hometown, at the age of 88.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Soren Jensen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Soren Jensen in entry for Bertel Sorensen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"
- Soren Jensen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
Spouse and Children
Children (6)
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World Events (6)
1713 · Royal Danish Military Academy
The Royal Danish Military Academy educated and commissioned all officers for the Royal Danish Army. The Military Academy function was initiated in 1713 by request of King Frederick IV on inspiration from the Naval Academy.
1729
Greenland becomes Danish province.
1730 · Danish Asia Company
The Danish Asiatic Company was a trading company established to revive the dwindling Danish trade with the East Indies and China. It was taken over by the Danish government in 1772 and continued to run until around 1843.
Name Meaning
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 .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Soren Jensen, 1703, by Myrtle S. Hyde
Soren Jensen was not married until the age of thirty-six year, and then his first child died at the age of one month. His second child was born a year after the first, and though this child …
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