Brief Life History of Lars Peter
When Lars Peter Jensen was born on 1 December 1839, in Ulsted, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark, his father, Jens Christensen, was 24 and his mother, Kirstine Malene Larsen, was 34. He married Inger Elsine Nielsen on 9 February 1869, in Ålborg, Vor Frue, Ålborghus, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died in May 1887, in Ulsted, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark, at the age of 47, and was buried in Ulsted, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark.
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- Lars Peter Jensen, "Denmark Census, 1870"
- Lars Peter Jensen, "Denmark, Marriages, 1635-1916"
- Lars P Jensen in entry for John M Larson and Ethel Davis, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
The Casino Theatre was built as an entertainment center by Georg Carstensen but was converted into a theatre in 1848. After many years of never gaining popularity, it was closed in 1937 and demolished in 1960.
1849
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy. A two-chamber parliament is established.
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.
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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