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, Ålborg, 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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Family Time Line
Sources (59)
- 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"
Spouse and Children
1839–1887 Male
1848–1898 Female
Children (6)
1876–1947 Male
1878–1879 Female
1880– Female
1882–1921 Female
1884–1932 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1815–1893 Male
1805– Female
Siblings (1)
1839–1887 Male
World Events (5)
1847 · Casino Theatre (Copenhagen)
Age 8
1849
Age 10
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
Age 20
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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