When Johanne Marie Sørensen was born on 4 April 1883, in Høgsted, Vrejlev, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark, her father, Søren Peter Olesen, was 33 and her mother, Petrine Marie Christensen, was 24. She married Niels Albert Jensen on 15 December 1905, in Tårs, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Jerslev, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark in 1921 and Hjørring, Denmark in 1930.
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World War I. Denmark remains neutral throughout the war.
The United States take possession of the Virgin Islands. The islands are purchased from Denmark for $25 million the year before.
Germany surrenders and occupation ends. Denmark recognizes Iceland's independence, which had been declared in 1944.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Niels, Per, Viggo, Einer, Lars, Morten, Bent, Holger, Jorgen, Knud.
Danish and Norwegian (Sørensen): patronymic from the personal name Søren, Danish form of Latin Severinus (see Severin ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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