Brief Life History of Peder Christian
When Peder Christian Jensen was born on 27 June 1849, in Dronninglund, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Jens Peter Pedersen, was 36 and his mother, Karen Hansdatter, was 38. He married Maren Thomsen on 30 March 1875, in Albæk, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Albæk, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark for about 45 years. He died on 21 October 1930, in Mark, Albæk, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark, at the age of 81, and was buried in Albæk, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark.
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- Peder Chr Jensen in household of Jens Peter Petersen, "Denmark Census, 1855"
- Johanne Margrethe Larsen - Birth/Christening - Albæk - 1911
- Peder Kristian Jensen, "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916"
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1850 · Translation of the Book of Mormon into Danish
Erastus Snow and Peter Hansen translated the Book of Mormon into Danish after six months of being in the country. This translation was the first full translation of the Book of Mormon into another language, after English.
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
1914
World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
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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