Brief Life History of Jens
When Jens Jensen was christened on 7 July 1793, in Ugilt, Sejlstrup, Denmark, his father, Jens Nielsen, was 59 and his mother, Ane Christensen, was 41.
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- Anne Christensdatter- Census 1801, Ugilt, Vennebjerg, Hjørring, Denmark
- Christening of Jens Jensen, Kirkebøger; ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9944-27P3
- Jens Jensen- Census 1801 - Hjørring, Vennebjerg, Ugilt
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World Events (3)
1794 · Stibo
The Stibo Group was founded in 1794 by Niels Lund as a printing company. Today, The Stibo Group provides information management and print technology software for business operations.
1796 · Odense Teater
Odense Teater is Denmark's second oldest theater and one of the country's three main theaters. It is where Hans Christian Andersen started as a writer and is where The Pillars of Society was first performed.
1805 · Christianso Lighthouse
The Christianso Lighthouse is one of Denmark's oldest lighthouses and the first to have a flashing light. It was built on the island of Christianso in the northern Baltic Sea.
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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